The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Abhijjh!yati
Abhijjh!yati [Sk. abhidhy!yati, abhi + jh!yati1; see also abhijjh!ti] to wish for, covet (c. acc.). Sn 301 (aor.
abhijjh!yi'su = abhipatthayam!na jh!yi'su Sn A 320).
Abhijjh!l(
Abhijjh!l( (& ˚u) (adj.) [cp. jh!yin from jh!yati1; abhijj- h!lu with ˚!lu for ˚!gu which in its turn is for
!yin. The B.Sk. form is abhidy!lu, e. g. Divy 301, a curious reconstruction] covetous D i.139; iii.82; :
ii.168; iii.93; A i.298; ii.30, 59, 220 (an˚ + avyapannacitto samm!di&&hiko at conclusion of s"la); v.92 sq.,
163, 286 sq.; It 90, 91; Pug 39, 40.
Abhijjhi&&a
Abhijjhi&&a v. l. at DhA iv.101 for ajjhi&&ha.
Abhijjhita
Abhijjhita [pp. of abhijjh!ti] coveted, J. vi.445; usually neg. an˚ not coveted, Vin i.287; Sn 40 (=
anabhipatthita Sn A 85; cp. Nd2 38); Vv 474 (= na abhikankhita VvA 201).
Abhijjhitar
Abhijjhitar [n. ag. fr. abhijjhita in med. function] one who covets M i.287 (T. abhijjh!tar, v. l. ˚itar) = A
v.265 (T. ˚itar, v. l. ˚!tar).
Abhiñña
Abhiñña (adj.) (usually -- ˚) [Sk. abhijña] knowing, pos- sessed of knowledge, esp. higher or supernormal
knowledge (abhiññ!), intelligent; thus in chalabhiñña one
-- 64 --
who possesses the 6 abhiññ!s Vin iii.88; dandh˚ of sluggish intellect D iii.106; A ii.149; v.63 (opp. khipp˚);
mah˚ of great insight S ii.139. -- Compar. abhiññatara S v.159 (read bhiyyo ˚bhiññataro).
Abhiññat!
Abhiññat! (f.) [fr. abhiññ!] in cpd. mah!˚ state or condition of great intelligence or supernormal knowledge
S iv.263; V.175, 298 sq.
Abhiññ!
Abhiññ!1 (f.) [fr. abhi + jñ!, see j!n!ti]. Rare in the older texts. It appears in two contexts. Firstly, certain
conditions are said to conduce (inter alia) to serenity, to special knowledge (abhiññ!), to special wisdom,
and to Nibb!na. These conditions precedent are the Path (S v.421 = Vin i.10 = S iv.331), the Path + best
knowledge and full emancipation (A v.238), the Four Applications of Mindfulness (S v.179) and the Four
Steps to Iddhi (S. v.255). The contrary is three times stated; wrong -- doing, priestly superstitions, and vain
speculation do not conduce to abhiññ! and the rest (D iii.131; A iii.325 sq. and v.216). Secondly, we find a
list of what might now be called psychic powers. It gives us 1, Iddhi (cp. levitation); 2, the Heavenly Ear
(cp. clairaudience); 3, knowing others' thoughts (cp. thought -- reading); 4, recollecting one's previous
births; 5, knowing other people's rebirths; 6, certainty of emancipation already attained (cp. final