The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Pavattar
Pavattar [n. ag. of either pa+vac or pa+v%t, the latter more probable considering similar use of parivatteti.
The P. commentators take it as either] one who keeps up or keeps going, one who hands on (the tradition),
an expounder, teacher D i.104 (mant!na' p.=pavattayitar DA i.273); S iv.94; Dh 76 (nidh"na' p.=!cikkhitar
DhA ii.107).
Pavatt!panatta
Pavatt!panatta (nt.) [fr. Caus. II. of pavatteti=pavatt!- peti] making continue, keeping going, preservation,
upkeep Vism 32 (T. ˚attha).
Pavatti
Pavatti (f.) [fr. pa+v%t] 1. manifestation, wielding, exe- cution, giving, in !*!˚ royal authority J iii.504;
iv.145; ThA 283. -- 2. happening, incident, news J i.125, 150; ii.416; Vism 91; PvA 6, 17, 29, 35, 92, 152,
242, etc.; DhA i.80 (v. l. pavutti). Cp. pavutti.
Pavattita
Pavattita [pp. of pavatteti] set going, inaugurated, established Vin i.11 (dhammacakka); M iii.29, 77; S
i.191; Sn 556, 557 (dhammacakka); PvA 67 (id.), 140 (sang"ti); SnA 454.
Pavattin
Pavattin (adj.) [fr. pa+v%t] 1. advancing, moving for- ward, proceeding, effective, beneficial; only in phrase
dhamm! pavattino A i.279; DA i.4=PvA 2; and in suppavattin (good -- flowing, i. e. well -- recited?) A
iv.140 (of p!timokkha; trsld as "thoroughly mastered" J.P.T.S. 1909, 199, v.71 (id.). -- 2. going on,
procedure (in f. ˚in") Vin ii.271 sq., 277.
Pavatteti
Pavatteti [Caus. of pavattati] (trs.) 1. to send forth, set going Vin i.87 (ass(ni); S ii.282 (id.) J i.147
(selagula' pava&&˚); esp. in phrase dhammacakka' p. to inaugurate the reign of righteousness Vin i.8, 11; M
i.171; S iii.86; Sn 693; Miln 20, 343; VvA 165; PvA 21, etc. -- 2. to cause, produce, make arise J ii.102
(mah' ogha'); Miln 219. -- 3. to give forth, bestow, give ( d!na' a gift) Vin iv.5 (spelt &&); PvA 19, 123,
139. -- 4. to continue, keep on, practise, go on with DhA i.257; PvA 29 (attabh!va'), 42 (kammante). -- 5.
to move about, behave, linger DhA i.14 (&&). 6. to display, execute, wield, enforce Miln 189 (!*a'; cp.
!*!pavatti). -- pp. pavattita (q. v.).
Pavadati
Pavadati [pa+vad] to speak out, speak to, talk, dispute; ppr. pavadanto S i.42 (trsl. "predicate"); Nd1 293. --
aor. p!v!di ThA 71. -- Cp. p!vadati.
Pavana
Pavana1 (nt.) [cp. Sk. pavana & p!vana, of p(] winnowing of grain Miln 201 (read pavanena &&h!yiko who
earned his living by winnowing g%ain).
Pavana