The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ass!deti [Denom. fr. ass!da] to taste S ii.227 (l!bha -- sakk!ra- siloka'); Vism 73 (paviveka -- sukha --
rasa'); DhA i.318.
Ass!raddha
Ass!raddha v. l. at It 111 for as!raddha.
Ass!vin
Ass!vin (adj.) [! + sru] only in an˚ not enjoying or finding pleasure, not intoxicated Sn 853 (s!tiyesu a. =
s!ta -- vatthusa k!magu*esu ta*h! -- santhava -- virahita SnA 549). See also !sava.
Ass!sa
Ass!sa [Sk. !$v!sa, ! + $vas] 1. (lit.) breathing, esp. breathing out (so Vism 272), exhalation, opp. to
pass!sa inhalation, with which often combd. or contrasted; thus as cpd. ass!sa -- pass!sa meaning breathing
(in & out), sign of life, process of breathing, breath D ii.157 = S i.159 = Th 1, 905; D iii.266; M i.243; S
i.106; iv.293; v.330, 336; A iv.409; v.135; J ii.146; vi.82; Miln 31, 85; Vism 116, 197. -- ass!sa in contrast
with pass!sa at Ps i.95, 164 sq., 182 sq. -- 2. (fig.) breathing easily, freely or quietly, relief, comfort,
consolation, confidence M i.64; S ii.50 (dhamma -- vinaye); iv.254 (param -- ass!sa -- ppatta); A i.192;
iii.297 sq. (dhamma -- vinaye); iv.185; J vi.309 (see assattha2); Miln 354; PvA 104 (˚matta only a little
breathing space); Sdhp 299 (param˚), 313.
Ass!saka
Ass!saka (adj. n.) [fr. ass!sa] 1. (cp. ass!sa 1) having breath, breathing, in an˚ not able to draw breath Vin
iii.84; iv.111. -- 2. (cp. ass!sa2) (m. & nt.) that which gives comfort & relief, confidence, expectancy J i.84;
vi. 150. Cp. next.
Ass!sika
Ass!sika (adj.) [fr. ass!sa in meaning of ass!sa 2, cp. ass!saka 2] only in neg. an˚ not able to afford
comfort, giving no comfort or security M i.514; iii.30; J ii.298 (= añña' ass!setu' asamattha&!ya na
ass!sika). Cp. BSk. an!$v!sika in ster. phrase anitya adhruva an!$v!sika vipari*!madharman Divy 207; Av.
-. 139, 144; whereas the corresp. P!li equivalent runs anicca addhuva asassata (= app!yuka) vipari*!ma --
dhamma thus inviting the conjecture that BSk. !$v!sika is somehow distorted out of P. asassata.
Ass!sin
Ass!sin (adj.) [Sk. !$v!sin] reviving, cheering up, consoled, happy S iv.43 (an˚).
Ass!seti
Ass!seti [Caus. of assasati] to console, soothe, calm, com- fort, satisfy J vi.190, 512; DhA i.13.
Assita
Assita (adj.) [Sk. a$rita, ! + pp. of $ri] dependent on, relying, supported by (acc.); abiding, living in or on D
ii.255 (tad˚); Vv 5016 (s"ho va guha' a.); Th 1, 149 (jana' ev! assito jano); Sdhp 401.
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