The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Abhij!ti (f.) [abhi + j!ti] 1. Species. Only as t. t. in use by certain non -- Buddhist teachers. They divided
mankind into six species, each named after a colour D i.53, 54; A iii.383 ff. (quoted DA i.162) gives details
of each species. Two of them, the black and the white, are interpreted in a Buddhist sense at D iii.250, M
ii.222, and Netti 158. This interpretation (but not the theory of the six species) has been widely adopted by
subsequent Hindu writers. -- 2. Rebirth, descent, Miln 226.
Abhij!tika
Abhij!tika (adj.) [fr. abhij!ti] belonging to ones birth or race, born of, being by birth; only in cpd.
ka*hâbhij!tika of dark birth, that is, low in the social scale D iii.251 = A iii.348; Sn 563 = Th 1, 833; cp. J
P T S. 1893, 11; in sense of "evil disposed or of bad character" at J v.87 (= k!)aka -- sabh!va C.).
Abhij!tit!
Abhij!tit! (f.) [abstr. fr. abhij!ti] the fact of being born, descendency VvA 216.
Abhij!na
Abhij!na (nt. or m?) [Sk. abhijñ!na] recognition, remem- brance, recollection Miln 78. See also abhiññ!.
Abhij!n!ti
Abhij!n!ti [abhi + jñ!, cp. j!n!ti & abhiññ!] to know by experience, to know fully or thoroughly, to
recognise, know of (c. acc.), to be conscious or aware of D i.143; S ii.58, 105, 219, 278; iii.59, 91; iv.50,
324, 399; v.52, 176, 282, 299; Sn 1117 (di&&hi' Gotamassa na a.); J iv.142; Pv ii.710 = ii.103 (n!!bhij!n!mi
bhutta' v! p"ta'); Sdhp 550; etc. -- Pot. abhij!neyya Nd2 78a, & abhijaññ! Sn 917, 1059 (= j!neyy!si SnA
592); aor. abhaññ!si Sn p. 16. -- ppr. abhij!na' S iv.19, 89; Sn 788 (= ˚j!nanto C.), 1114 (= ˚j!nanto Nd2
78b) abhij!nitva DhA iv.233; abhiññ!ya S iv.16; v.392; Sn 534 (sabbadhamma'), 743 (j!tikkhaya'), 1115,
1148; It 91 (dhamma'); Dh 166 (atta -- d -- attha'); freq. in phrase saya' abhiññ!ya from personal
knowledge or self -- experience It 97 (v.l. abhiññ!); Dh 353; and abhiññ! [short form, like !d! for !d!ya,
cp. up!d!] in phrase saya' abhiññ! D i.31 (+ sacchikatv!); S ii.217; It 97 (v.l. for ˚abhiññ!ya), in abhiññ! --
vosita perfected by highest knowledge S i.167 = 175 = Dh 423 ("master of supernormal lore" Mrs Rh. D. in
kindred S. p. 208; cp. also DhA iv.233); It 47 = 61 = 81, and perhaps also in phrase sabba'
abhiññapariññeyya S iv.29. -- grd. abhiññeyya S iv.29; Sn 558 (˚' abhiññ!ta' known is the knowable); Nd2
s.v.; DhA iv.233. -- pp. abhiññ!ta (q. v.).
Abhij!yati
Abhij!yati [abhi + j!yati, Pass. of jan, but in sense of a Caus. = janeti] to beget, produce, effect, attain, in
phrase aka*ha' asukka' Nibb!na' a. D iii.251; A iii.384 sq. At Sn 214 abhij!yati means "to behave, to be",
cp. SnA 265 (abhij!yati = bhavati).
Abhijigi'sati
Abhijigi'sati [abhi + jigi'sati] to wish to overcome, to covet J vi.193 (= jinitu' icchati C). Burmese scribes
spell ˚jig"sati; Th 1, 743 ("cheat"? Mrs Rh. D.; "vernichten" Neumann). See also abhijeti, and nijigi'sanat!.
Abhijighacchati
Abhijighacchati [abhi + jighacchati] to be very hungry PvA 271.
Abhij"vanika