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Velā Vehāyasa=vihāyasa

as "measure," restriction, control (of character, sīla-velā) at vaṁsa-rāga & vaṁsa-vaṇṇa. At J i.207 a peacock's neck is
n
Dhs 299 ("not to trespass" trsl ), and in dogmatic exegesis of described as having the colour of the veḷuriya. At Miln 267 (in
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ativelaṁ at Nd 504; cp. Nd 462 & DhsA 219. — 4. heap, inventory of "loka") we have the foll. enumeration of precious
multitude (?) DhsA 219 (in Npl. Uruvelā which is however stones: pavāḷa coral, lohitanka ruby, masāragalla cat's eye,
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*Uruvilvā). veḷuriya lapis lazuli, vajira diamend. See also under ratana .
Velāmika (adj.) [velāma+ika, the word velāma probably a dis- Veḷuva [cp. Vedic vainava (made of cane)?] probably not to veḷu,
trict word] "belonging to Velāma," at D ii.198 used as a clan but another spelling for beḷuva, in °laṭṭhikā S iii.91, as some-
— name (f. Velāmikānī), with vv. ll. Vessinī & Vessāy- times v. l. veḷuva for beḷuva (q. v.).
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inī (cp. Velāma Np. comb with Vessantara at VbhA 414),
Vevacana (nt.) [fr. vivacana] attribute, epithet; synonym Nett
and at D ii.333 classed with khujjā, vāmanikā & komārikā 1 sq., 24, 53 sq., 82, 106; Vism 427; SnA 24, 447. Cp.
n
(trsl "maidens"; Bdhgh: "very young & childish": see Dial.
adhivacana.
ii.359); v. l. celāvikā. They are some sort of servants, esp. in
Vevaṇṇa (nt.) [fr. vivaṇṇa] discolouring ThA 85 (Ap. v. 42).
demand for a noble's retinue. See also Np. Velāma (the V.—
sutta at J i.228 sq.). Vevaṇṇiya (nt.) [abstr. fr. vivaṇṇa] 1. state of having no caste,
life of an outcast A v.87≈200. [Cp. BSk. vaivarṇika outcast
Velāyati [Denom. fr. velā] to destroy (?) DhsA 219 (cp. Expos.
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ii.297); expl by viddhaṁseti. More appropriate would be a Divy 424]. — 2. discolouring, fading, waning J iii.394.
meaning like "control," bound, restrict. Vevāhika [fr. vivāha] wedding — guest J ii.420.
Vellāḷin (adj.) [Is it a corruption fr. *veyyāyin=*vyāyin?] flash- Veviccha (nt.) [abstr. formation fr. vivicchā] "multifarious
ing (of swords) J vi.449. wants," greediness, selfishness, avarice Sn 941 (=pañca mac-
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chariyāni Nd 422, as at Nd 614), 1033 (where Nett 11 reads
Velli [dial.?] is a word peculiar to the Jātaka. At one passage it is 2
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expl by the Commentary as "vedi" (i. e. rail, cornice), where vivicchā); Pug 19, 23; Dhs 1059, 1122; Nd s. v. taṇhā; DhsA
366, 375.
it is applied to the slender waist of a woman (cp. vilāka &
vilaggita): J vi.456. At most of the other passages it is expl d Vesa [cp. Sk. veṣa, fr. viṣ to be active] dress, apparel; (more
as "a heap of gold": thus at J v.506 (verse: velli — vilāka — frequently:) disguise, (assumed) appearance J i.146 (pakati°
majjhā; C.: "ettha vellī ti rāsi vilākamajjhā ti vilagga — ma- usual dress), 230 (āyuttaka°); iii.418 (andha°); Miln 12; DhA
jjhā uttattaghana — suvaṇṇa -rāsi — ppabhā c' eva tanu — ii.4; PvA 62, 93 (ummattaka°), 161 (tunnavāya°); Sdhp 384;
dīgha — majjhā ca"), and vi.269 (verse: kañcana — velli — purisa° (of women) DA i.147.
viggaha; C.: "suvaṇṇa -rāsi — sassirīka — sarīrā"). At v.398 Vesama=visama VvA 10.
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in the same passage as vi.269 expl in C. as "kañcana — rū-
Vesākha [cp. Vedic vaiśākha] N. of a month (April — May) Mhvs
pakasadisa — sarīrā"). The idea of "golden" is connected with
1, 73; 29, 1.
it throughout.
Vesārajja (nt.) [abstr. formation fr. visārada, i. e. *vaiśā-radya]
Vellita (adj.) [pp. of vellati, vell to stagger, cp. paṭivellati]
(the Buddha's or an Arahant's) perfect selfconfidence (which
crooked, bent; (of hair:) curly PvA 189. It is only used with
is of 4 kinds), self — satisfaction, subject of confidence. The
ref. to hair.
four are given in full at M i.71 sq., viz. highest knowledge,
-agga with bending (or crooked) tip (of hair), i. e. curled
khīṇāsava state, recognition of the obstacles, recognition &
Th 2, 252 (cp. ThA 209); J v.203 (=kuñcit' agga C.); vi.86
preaching of the way to salvation. See also D i.110; J ii.27;
(sun — agga — vellita); PvA 46, 142. — Cp. kuñcita — kesa
A ii.13; iii.297 sq.; iv.83, 210, 213; M i.380; Ps ii.194; Nd 2
J i.89.
b
466 ; DhA i 86; DA i.278; KhA 104; VvA 213; Sdhp 593.
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Veḷu [=veṇu, cp. Geiger, P.Gr. § 43 & Prk. veḷu: Pischel, Prk.
Vesiyāna [=vessa, with °na as in gimhāna, vassāna etc.] a Vaiśya
Gr. § 243] a bamboo A ii.73; Vin iv.35; J iv.382 (daṇḍa°);
(Vessa) J vi.15, 21, 328, 490, 492. As vessāyana at Sn 455
v.71; Vism 1, 17; SnA 76 (=vaṁsa); VbhA 334.
(where vesiyāna is required).
-agga (veḷagga) the top of a bamboo Vin ii.110. -gumba
a bamboo thicket SnA 49, 75. -daṇḍa a bamboo stick SnA Vesī & Vesiyā (f.) [the f. of vessa] a woman of low caste, a harlot,
330. -dāna a gift of bamboo Vbh 246; Miln 369; SnA 311; prostitute. — (a) vesī: Vin iii.138; J v.425; in cpd. vesi-dvāra
KhA 236; VbhA 333. -nāḷi (°nalaka, °nāḷika) a stalk or shaft a pleasure house Th 2, 73. — (b) vesiyā: Vin iv.278; Sn 108;
of bamboo Vism 260; KhA 52; ThA 212. -pabba a stalk or Vbh 247; in cpd. vesiyā-gocara asking alms from a prosti-
section of the b. J i.245; Vism 358=VbhA 63. tute's house DhA iii.275; DhsA 151; VbhA 339.
Veḷuka [fr. veḷu] a kind of tree J v.405 (=vaṁsa — coraka). Vesma (nt.) [Vedic veśman, fr. viś to enter: see visati] a house J
v.84. A trace of the n — stem in loc. vesmani J v.60.
Veḷuriya (nt.) [cp. dial. Sk. vaiḍūrya] a precious stone, lapis
lazuli; cp. the same word "beryl" (with metathesis r>l; not fr. Vessa [cp. Vedic vaiśya, a dial. (local) word] a Vaiśya, i. e. a
the Sk. form), which the Greeks brought to Europe from In- member of the third social (i. e. lower) grade (see vaṇṇa 6),
dia. — D i.76; Vin ii.112; S i.64; A i.215; iv.199, 203 sq.; J a man of the people D iii.81, 95 (origin); S i.102, 166; iv.219;
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iii.437; Pv ii.7 ; Mhvs 11, 16; DhA ii.220. Often in descrip- v.51; A i.162; ii.194; iii.214, 242; Vbh 394; DA i.254 (origin).
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tions of Vimānas, e. g. Vv 2 ; 12 ; 17 ; cp. VvA 27, 60. — f. vesī (q. v.); vessī (as a member of that caste) D i.193; A
— Probably through a word — play with veḷu (bamboo; pop- iii.226, 229.
ular etymology) it is said to have the colour of bamboo: see
Vessikā (f.) [fr. vessa] a Vaiśya woman Sn 314.
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