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Vajjha Vaṭṭa

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(go vajjho viya); J ii.402 (cora); vi.483 (=vajjhappatta cora Vv 38 (expl as "ratanamayā kaṇṇikā" (pl.) at VvA 174); J
C.); Vism 314; KhA 27. — avajjha not to be slain, scath- vi.488; VvA 178, 189, 209. — Note. The root vaṭ given as
less Sn 288 (brāhmaṇa); Miln 221=J v.49; Miln 257 (°kavaca "veṭhana" at Dhtm 106 probably refers to vaṭaṁsa.
invulnerable armour).
Vaṭaka [cp. *Sk. vaṭaka, fr. vaṭa rope] a small ball or thickening,
-ghāta a slaughterer, executioner Th 2, 242 (cp. ThA
bulb, tuber; in muḷāla° the (edible) tuber of the lotus J vi.563
204). — cora a robber (i. e. criminal) waiting to be ex-
(C. kaṇḍaka).
ecuted PvA 153. -paṭaha-bheri the execution drum PvA
Vaṭākara [probably distorted by metathesis from Sk. vaṭārakā.
4. -bhāvapatta condemned to death J i.439. -sūkariyo
Fr. vaṭa rope. On etym. of the latter see Walde, Lat. Wtb. s.
(pl.) sows which had no young, barren sows (read vañjha°!) J
v. volvo] a rope, cable J iii.478 (nāvā sa — vaṭākarā).
ii.406.
Vaṭuma (nt.) [cp. Vedic vartman, fr. vṛt] a road, path D ii.8; S
Vajjhaka (adj.) (—°)=vajjha DhsA 239.
iv.52 (chinna°); J iii.412; Vism 123 (sa° & a°). Cp. ubbaṭuma
Vajjhā (f.) [cp. Sk. vadhyā] execution; only in cpd. (as vajjha°)
& parivaṭuma.
°ppatta condemned to death, about to be executed Vin iv.226;
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Vaṭṭa (adj. — nt.) [pp. of vṛt, Sk. vṛtta in meaning of "round"
J ii.119, 264; vi.483.
as well as "happened, become" etc. The two meanings have
Vajjheti [Denom. fr. vajjha] to destroy, kill J vi.527 (siro vajjhay-
become differentiated in Pāli: vaṭṭa is not found in meaning of
itvāna). Kern, Toev. s. v. vaddh° proposes reading vaddhay-
"happened." All three Pāli meanings are specialized, just as the
itvāna (of a root vardh to cut), cutting off is perhaps better.
pres. vaṭṭati is specialized in meaning "behoves"] 1. round,
The expression is hapax legomenon.
circular; (nt.) circle PvA 185 (āyata+); KhA 50 (°nāli). See
Vañcati [vañc: see etym. under vanka. — The Dhtp distinguishes cpd. °anguli. — 2. (fig.) "rolling on," the "round" of exis-
two roots vañc, viz. "gamane" (46) and "palambhane" (543), tences, cycle of transmigrations, saṁsāra, evolution (=involu-
thus giving the lit. & the fig. meanings] 1. to walk about J tion) (as forward or ascending circle of existences, without im-
i.214 (inf. °ituṁ=pādacāra — gamanena gantuṁ C.). — 2. plying a teleological idea, in contrast to vivaṭṭa "rolling back"
Caus. vañceti to cheat, deceive, delude, elude D i.50; Sn 100, or devolution, i. e. a new (descending) cycle of existence in a
129, 356; J iii.420 (aor. avañci=vañcesi C.); vi.403 (°etu — new aeon with inverted [vi — ] motion, so to speak) S iii.63;
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kāma); Pv iii.4 ; Miln 396; Mhvs 25, 69 (tomaraṁ avañcayi). iv.53 (pariyādiṇṇa°), cp. M iii.118; Th 1, 417 (sabba°: "all
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— pp. vañcita. constant rolling on" trsl ); SnA 351 (=upādāna); DhsA 238.
— There are 3 vaṭṭas, (te — bhūmaka vaṭṭa, see also tivaṭṭa)
Vañcana (nt.) [fr. vañc, cp. Epic Sk. vañcana] deception, delu-
embracing existence in the stages of kamma- vaṭṭa, kilesa°
sion, cheating, fraud, illusion D i.5; iii.176; A ii.209; Sn 242;
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Pv iii.9 ; Pug 19; J iv.435; DhsA 363 (for māyā Dhs 1059); and vipāka°, or circle of deed, sin & result (found only in
Commentarial literature): KhA 189; SnA 510 (tebhūmaka°);
DA i.79; DhA iii.403; PvA 193. — vañcana in lit. meaning of
DhA i.289 (kilesa°); iv.69 (tebhūmaka°). See also Māra; and
vañcati 1 is found in avañcana not tottering J i.214.
°dukkha, °vivaṭṭa below. — 3. "what has been proffered," ex-
Vañcanika (adj.) [fr. vañcana] deceiving; a cheat D iii.183; Th 1,
penditure, alms (as t. t.) J vi.333 (dāna° alms — gift); DhA
940; Miln 290.
ii.29 (pāka° cooked food as alms); VvA 222 (id.); Mhvs 32,
Vañcaniya (adj.) [grd. formation fr. vañcana, cp. MVastu ii.145: 61 (alms — pension); 34, 64 (salāka — vaṭṭabhatta). — Cp.
vañcanīya] deceiving, deluding Th 2, 490. vi°.
-anguli a rounded (i. e. well — formed) finger; adj. hav-
Vañcita [pp. of vañceti] deceived, cheated J i.287 (vañcit'
ing round fingers Vv 64 13 (=anupubbato v., i. e. regularly
ammi=vañcitā amhi).
formed, VvA 280); J v.207, 215. -angulika same as last J
Vañjula see vajuḷa.
v.204. -ânugata accompanied by (or affected with) saṁsāra
Vañjha (adj.) [cp. Epic & later Sk. bandhya] barren, sterile D J i.91 (dhana). -ûpaccheda destruction of the cycle of rebirths
i.14, 56; M i.271; S ii.29 (a°); iv.169; v.202 (a°); Pv iii.4 5 A ii.34=It 88; A iii.35; Vism 293. -kathā discussion about
(a°=anipphala C.); J ii.406 (°sūkariyo: so read for vajjha°); saṁsāra Vism 525; DA i.126; VbhA 133. -kāra a worker
Miln 95; Vism 508 (°bhāva); DhA i.45 (°itthi); DA i.105; PvA in brass. The meaning of vaṭṭa in this connection is not clear;
31, 82; VvA 149; Sdhp 345 (a°). the same vaṭṭa occurs in °loha ("round" metal?). Kern, Toev.
s. v. compares it with Sk. vardhra leather strap, taking vaṭṭa
Vaṭa [cp. Epic Sk. vaṭa. A root vaṭ, not connected with this vaṭa
as a corruption of vaḍḍha, but the connection brass>leather
is given at Dhtm 106 in meaning "veṭhana": see vaṭaṁsa] the
seems far — fetched. It is only found at Miln 331. -dukkha
Indian fig tree J i.259 (°rukkha); iii.325; Mhvs 6, 16; DhA
the "ill" of transmigration (a Commentary expression) Vism
i.167 (°rukkha); PvA 113.
315; DhA iv.149; VvA 116. -paṭighātaka(ṁ) (vivaṭṭaṁ) (a
Vaṭa at Pug 45, 46 (tuccho pi hito pūro pi vaṭo) read ti pihito pūro
devolution) destroying evolution, i. e. salvation from saṁsāra
vivaṭo. See vivaṭa.
SnA 106. -bhaya fear of saṁsāra VbhA 256. -mūla the
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Vaṭaṁsa [for avaṭaṁsa: see Geiger, P.Gr. § 66 ; cp. Sk. root of saṁsāra DhA iii.278. -vivaṭṭa (1) evolving and de-
avataṁsa with t; Prk. vaaṁsa] a kind of head ornament, per- volving; going round and back again, i. e. all round (a for-
haps ear — ring or garland worn round the forehead Mhvs mation after the manner of reduplicative cpds. like cuṇṇa —
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11, 28 (C. expl as "kaṇṇapilandhanaṁ vaṭaṁsakan ti vuttaṁ vicuṇṇa in intensive — iterative meaning), °vasena in direct
hoti"). Usually as vaṭaṁsaka Vin ii.10; iii.180; Th 1, 523; and inverse succession, all round, completely J i.75. Cp. also
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