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Maṇīkā Matta

3.). (ḷ); Miln 16 (ḷ); Sn p. 104; SnA 132 (Npl.); VvA 175.
Maṇila [cp. *Sk. maṇila dewlap?] a kind of tree Vism 313. Maṇḍalika (adj. — n.) [fr. maṇḍala, cp. maṇḍalaka — rājā "the
king of a small country" Mvyut 94] a district officer, king's
Maṇḍa [later Sk. maṇḍa, perhaps dial. from *mranda, cp. Sk. vi
deputy Vin iii.47 f. maṇḍalikā=maṇḍala 4, i. e. circus, ring,
— mradati to soften. Attempts at etym. see Walde, Lat. Wtb.
round, in assa° race court Vin iii.6.
s. v. mollis. Cp. also mattikā] the top part, best part of milk
or butter, etc. i. e. cream, scum; fig. essence of, the pick of, Maṇḍalin (adj.) [fr. maṇḍala] 1. circular Th 1, 863 (maṇḍali —
finest part of anything. parisā° the cream of a gathering, the pākāra). — 2. having a disk, orbed (of the sun) S i.51=VvA
pick of the congregation, excellent congregation A i.72 (or for 116.
°maṇḍala?); bodhi° essence of enlightenment, highest state of
Maṇḍita [pp. of maṇḍeti] adorned, embellished, dressed up Sdhp
enlightenment; in later literature objectively "the best place of
244, 540. In cpd. °pasādhita beautifully adorned at J i.489;
enlightenment, the Throne of Enlightenment or of the Bud-
ii.48; vi.219. — Cp. abhi°.
dha" (does it stand for °maṇḍala in this meaning?) J iv.233
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Maṇḍūka [Vedic maṇḍūka] a frog Vv 51 ; J iv.247; v.307; vi.164;
(cp. puthavi — maṇḍa ibid. & puthavi — maṇḍala Sn 990);
KhA 46; VvA 217, 218; Sdhp 292. f. mandūkī J i.341. —
DhA i.86; ii.69; iv.72. sappi° "cream of butter," the finest
ghee (cp. AvŚ i.15 13 sarpimaṇḍa) D i.201; A ii.95; Pug 70; Mandūka is the name of an angel (devaputta) at Vism 208.
-chāpī a young (female) frog J vi.192. -bhakkha eating
Miln 322. — maṇḍaṁ karoti to put into the best condition,
frogs, frog eater (i. e. a snake) J iii.16.
to make pleasant SnA 81. — manda at DhsA 100 is to be read
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baddha (v. l. BB). Cp. Expos. 132 . Maṇḍeti [maṇḍ to adorn, related to Lat. mundus world, cp.
-khetta best soil, fertile ground Miln 255. -peyya to be in meaning Gr. κόσμος=ornament Dhtp 103 bhūsane, 566:
drunk like cream, i. e. of the finest quality, first — class S bhūsāyaṁ] to adorn, embellish, beautify J iii.138; DhA ii.86.
ii.20 (°ṁ idaṁ brahmacariyaṁ). — pp. maṇḍita.
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Maṇḍaka [fr. maṇḍa] 1. the cream of the milk, whey, in dadhi° Mata [pp. of maññati] thought, understood, considered (as= —
whey S ii.111. — 2. the scum of stagnant water, i. e. anything °), only late in use Vbh 2 (hīna° paṇīta°, doubtful reading);
that floats on the surface & dirties the water, water — weeds, Sdhp 55; Mhvs 25, 55 (tassā matena according to her opin-
moss etc. J ii.304 (gloss sevāla). ion); 25, 110 (pasu — samā matā, pl. considered like beasts).
Cp. sam°. — Note. Does mata-sāyika at Th 1, 501 (=Miln
Maṇḍana (nt.) [fr. maṇḍ] ornament, adornment, finery D i.5, 7;
367) belong under this mata? Then mata would have to be
J vi.64; Pug 21, 58; Vbh 351; VbhA 477; Dhtm 13. See under
taken as nt. meaning "thought, thinking," but the phrase is not
mada.
without objection both semantically & syntactically. Mrs. Rh.
-ânuyoga practice of ornamenting, fondness of finery Vin s
D. (Brethren, p. 240) trsl "nesting — place of thought."
i.190. -jātika of an ornament ( — loving) nature, fond of
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dressing D i.80=Vin ii.255=M ii.19, 32. Mata [pp. of marati, mṛ] dead M i.88 (ekāha° dead one day);
iii.159 (matam eyya would go to die); Sn 200, 440; J v.480.
Maṇḍapa [cp. late Sk. maṇḍapa] a temporary shed or hall erected
Neg. amata see separate article. — Note. mata at PvA 110 is
on special or festive occasions, an awning, tent Vin i.125;
to be corrected into cuta.
Vism 96, 300 (dhamma — savaṇa°), 339 sq. (in simile); DhA
-kicca duty towards the dead, rites for the dead PvA 274.
i.112; ii.45; iii.206 (°kāraka); PvA 74, 171, 194; VvA 173.
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Mataka [fr. mata ] dead, one who is dead DhA ii.274.
Maṇḍala [cp. Vedic maṇḍala] 1. circle D i.134 (paṭhavi°, cp.
-ākāra condition of one who is dead J i.164 (°ṁ dassati
puthavi° Sn 990); Vism 143 (°ṁ karoti to draw a circle, in
pretends to be dead). -bhatta a meal for the dead, food of-
simile), 174 (tipu° & rajata° lead — & silver circle, in kasiṇa
fered to the manes J iv.151; DhA i.326 (=petakicca p. 328);
practice); VvA 147 (of a fan=tālapattehi kata° — vījanī). —
iii.25.
2. the disk of the sun or moon; suriya° VvA 224, 271 (di-
vasa — kara°); canda° Vism 174; PvA 65. — 3. a round, flat Mati (f.) [Vedic mati, fr. man: cp. Av. maitiš, Lat. mens,
surface, e. g. jānu° the disk of the knee, i. e. the knee PvA mentem (cp. E. mental); Goth. ga — munds, gaminpi, Ohg.
179; naḷāta° the (whole of the) forehead D i.106; Sn p. 108. gi — munt, E. mind] mind, opinion, thought; thinking of, han-
— 4. an enclosed part of space in which something happens, kering after, love or wish for Vin iii.138 (purisa° thought of
a circus ring; e. g. M i.446 (circus, race — ring); assa° horse a man); Mhvs 3, 42 (padīpa lamp of knowledge); 15, 214
— circus, raceground, Vism 308; āpāna° drinking circle, i. (amala° pure — minded); PvA 151 (kāma+). — su° (adj.)
e. hall; kīḷa° play — circle, i. e. games J vi.332, 333; DhA wise, clever Mhvs 15, 214; opp. du° (adj.) foolish J iii.83
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iii.146; keḷi° dice board (?) J i.379; gā° Th i.1143, cp. trs. (=duppañña C.); Pv i.8 (=nippañña PvA 40); Sdhp 292.
ib. n. 3; go° ox — round Sn 301; jūta° dicing table J i.293;
Matikata (adj.) [cp. Sk. matī — kṛta, fr. matya, nt., harrow =Lat.
yuddha° fightingring Vism 190; ranga° play — house VvA mateola, Ohg. medela plough] in su° well-harrowed (field) A
139; vāta° tornado J i.73. — 5. anything comprised within i.229, 239 (khetta).
certain limits or boundaries, a group J v.418 (chāpa° litter of
Matimant (adj.) [mati+mant] sensible, intelligent, wise, metri
young animals). — 6. border as part of a bhikkhu's dress, hem,
causâ as matīmā (fr. matimanto, pl.) at Sn 881 (=matimā
gusset Vin i.287; ii.177.
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paṇḍitā Nd 289).
-agga [cp. Sk. maṇḍal' āgra Halāyudha 2, 317 at Aufrecht
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p. 301] a circular sword or sabre Miln 339. -māla (sometimes Matta (—°) (adj.) [i. e. mattā used as adj.] "by measure," mea-
māḷa) a circular hall with a peaked roof, a pavilion D i.2, 50 sured, as far as the measure goes, i. e. — (1) consisting of,
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