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Maccu Majjha

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abhisankhārā ca" Nd 487 ), 1146 (°pāra — maccudheyyassa habits of mind by force of intelligence A v.40, 209; Miln 289;
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pāraṁ vuccati amataṁ nibbānaṁ Nd 487); Th 2, 10 (=maccu PvA 87, 124. — 2. macchera A i.105 (°mala), 281; Dh 242;
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ettha dhīyati ThA 13); Dh 86; DhA ii.161. -parāyaṇa sur- It 18; Nd 260; Sdhp 313, 510. At A ii.58 and elsewhere the
mounting death Sn 578; pareta id. Sn 579. -pāsa the sling state called vigata-mala-macchera "with the stain of avarice
or snare of Māra Sn 166; J v.367. -bhaya the fear of death vanished," is freq. mentioned as a feature of the blameless life
Mhvs 32, 68. -maraṇa dying in death M i.49 (cp. C. on and a preparation for Arahantship. — Note. The (etym.) expl n
p. 532: maccu — maraṇan ti maccu — sankhātaṁ maraṇaṁ of macchariya at VbhA 513 is rather interesting: "idaṁ ac-
tena samuccheda — maraṇ' ādīni nisedheti. — See also def. chariyaṁ mayhaṁ eva hotu, mā aññassa acchariyaṁ hotū ti
of maraṇa s.v.). -mukha the mouth of death Sn 776; Nd 1 pavattattā macchariyan ti vuccati" (from the Purāṇas? ).
48. -rājā the king of death Sn 332, 1118 (=Maro pi Mac- Macchika [fr. maccha] a fish — catcher, fisherman A iii.301; J
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curājā maraṇaṁ pi Nd 488); Dh 46, 170; KhA 83. -vasa the v.270; vi.111; Miln 331.
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power of death 3 i.52: Sn 587, 1100 (where maccu is expl by
Macchī (f.) [of maccha] a female fish J ii.178.
maraṇa & Māra). -hāyin leaving death behind, victorious
over death It 46=Sn 755; Th 1, 129. Macchera see macchariya.
Maccha [cp. Vedic matsya] fish A iii.301; Sn 605, 777, 936; J Majja (nt.) [fr. mad, cp. Vedic mada & madya] 1. intoxicant,
i.210, 211; v.266 (in simile); vi.113 (phandanti macchā, on intoxicating drink, wine, spirits Vin i.205; D iii.62, 63; Sn 398
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dry land); Pug 55; Sdhp 610. — maccha is given at Nd 91 as (+pāna=majjapāna); VvA 73 (=surā ca merayañ ca); Sdhp 267.
syn. of ambucārin. — pūti° rotten fish M iii.168; & in simile — 2. drinking place J iv.223 (=pān' āgāra).
at It 68=J iv.435=vi.236 =KhA 127. Cp. J.P.T.S. 1906, 201. -pa one who drinks strong drink, a drunkard A iv.261; Sn
bahu° rich in fish J iii.430. loṇa° salt fish Vism 28. rohita° 400; Pv iv.1 76 (a°); ThA 38. -pāna drinking of intoxicating
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the species Cyprinus rohita J ii.433; iii.333; DhA ii.132. On liquors Vv 15 ; VvA 73; Sdhp 87. -pāyaka=majjapa J ii.192
maccha in simile see J.P.T.S. 1907, 121. Of names of fishes (a°). -pāyin=°pāyaka Sdhp 88. -vikkaya sale of spirits J
several are given in the Jātaka tales; viz.Ānanda (as the king iv.115.
of the fishes or a Leviathan) J i.207; ii.352; v.462; Timanda 1
Majjati [majj to immerse, submerge, cp. Lat. mergo] is repre-
& Timirapingala J v.462; Mitacintin J i.427; Bahucintin J
sented in Pali by mujjati, as found esp. in cpds. ummujjati &
i.427.
nimujjati.
-maṁsa the flesh of fishes Sn 249. -bandha one who sets 2
Majjati [mṛj to clean, polish; connected with either Lat. mergo
net to catch fish, a fisherman A iii.301; Vism 379. -bhatta
(cp. Gr. ἀμέργω) or Lat. mulgeo to wipe, stroke, milk (cp.
food for fishes, devoured by fishes J v.75. -vālaka a gar-
Gr. ἀμέλγω, Mir. mlich=milk etc.) — Dhtp 71 gives root
ment made in a particular fashion (forbidden to bhikkhus) Vin
majj with meaning "saṁsuddhiyaṁ"] to wipe, polish, clean
ii.137. -sakalika "a bit of fish" (fish — bone?) in description
VvA 165. Cp. sam°. — pp. majjita & maṭṭha.
of constitution of the finger nails at Vism 250=KhA 43=VbhA
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233. Majjati [mad, Sk. mādyati; Vedic madati; see mada for etym.]
to be intoxicated; to be exultant, to be immensely enjoyed or
Macchara (adj.) [Vedic matsara & matsarin enjoyable; later pe-
elated S i.73, 203; A iv.294; Sn 366 (Pot. majje=majjeyya
riod also "envious," cp. maccharin] niggardly, envious, selfish
SnA 364), 676 (id., T. reads na ca majje, SnA 482 reads na pa-
Pgdp ii.49. — maccharaṁ (nt.) avarice, envy A iv.285; Sn
majje); J ii.97; iii.87 (majjeyya). aor. majji in cpd. pamajji
811, 862, 954 (vīta — macchara, adj.).
Mhvs 17, 15. — pp. matta.
Maccharāyati [Demon. fr. macchariya] to be selfish, greedy or
Majjāra [cp. Epic Sk. mārjāra; dialectical] a cat Miln 23. — f.
envious J vi.334; DhA ii.45, 89.
majjārī (majjāri°) Vin i.186 (°camma cat's skin); DhA i.48;
Maccharāyanā (f.) & Maccharāyitatta (nt.) the condition of Pgdp 49.
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selfishness, both expressions in def of macchariya at Dhs
Majjika [fr. majja] a dealer in strong drink. a tavern-keeper Miln
1122; Pug 19, 23; DhsA 375.
331.
Maccharin (adj.) [cp. Vedic matsarin, fr. mat+sṛ, i. e. "reflect- 2
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ing to me"] selfish, envious, greedy (cp. Dhs trsl. p. 320); Majjita [pp. of majjati ] cleaned, polished VvA 340 (suṭṭhu m.
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for sumaṭṭha Vv 84 ). See also maṭṭha.
A ii.82; iii.139, 258, 265; D iii.45, 246; Dh 263; Sn 136, 663;
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Nd 36; J i.345; v.391; Vv 52 ; Pug 20; DhsA 394; DhA ii.89; Majjha (adj.) [Vedic madhya, cp. Lat. medius, Gr. μέσσος,
Sdhp 89, 97. — a° unselfish D iii.47; A iv.2; Sn 852, 860; It Goth. midjis=Ohg. mitti, E. middle] middle, viz. 1. of space:
102. of moderate height D i.243 (contrasted with ucca & nīca). —
2. of time: of middle age Sn 216 (contrasted with dahara
Macchariya & Macchera (nt.) [cp. Epic Sk. mātsarya] avarice,
young & thera old). — 3. often used adv. in loc. majjhe in
stinginess, selfishness, envy; one of the principal evil pas-
the middle; i. e. (a) as prep. in between, among ( — ° or with
sions & the maịn cause of rebirth in the Petaloka. — 1. mac-
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gen.) Pv i.11 , 11 ; J i.207 (sakuṇānaṁ); DhA i.182 (vasana
chariya: A i.95, 299; iii.272; Dh iii.44 (issā°), 289; Sn 863
— gāmassa); PvA 11 (parisā°). majjhe chetvā cutting in half J
(°yutta), 928; Pug 19, 23; Vbh 357, 389, 391. — Five sorts
v.387. — (b) in special dogmatic sense "in the present state of
of selfishness are mentioned: āvāsa°, kula°, lābha°, vaṇṇa°,
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dhamma° D iii.234; Nd 118, 227; A iv.456; Dhs 1122 (cp. existence," contrasted with past & future existences (the latter
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Dhs tsrl. p. 276); Vism 683; DhsA 373, 374. Selfishness comb as "ubho antā" at Sn 1040). The expl of majjhe in this
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sense is at Nd 434: "majjhaṁ vuccati paccuppannā rūpā" etc.
is one of the evil conditions which have to be renounced as
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