The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

4vedha [cp. Sk. !viddha, ! + pp. of vyadh] piercing, hole, wound J ii.276 (v. l. aveddha; C. = viddha --
&&h!ne va*a).
4vedhika
4vedhika (adj. f. scil. pann!) [! + vedhaka of !vedha, vyadh, but confused with !ve&h˚ of ! + ve+&, cp.
!ve&hana & nibbedhaka] piercing, penetrating; or ravelling, turning, rolling up or round (cp. !vijjhati which
is derived from ! + vyadh, but takes its meaning from !ve&heti), discrimination, thinking over J ii.9 (+
nibbedhik!, v. l. for both &h).
4ve)a
4ve)a (adj. & ˚! f.) [not with Müller P.Gr. 10, 30, 37 = Sk. !p".a, but fr. ! + ve+&h to wind or turn round,
which in P. is represented by !ve&heti as well as !vijjhati; ) then standing for either .h (&h) or dh (!vedha, q.
v.). There may have been an analogy influence through vell to move to and fro, cp. !ve)ita. Müller refers to
!ve)! rightly the late dial. (Prk.) !mela] -- 1. turning round, swinging round; diffusion, radiation;
protuberance, with reference to the rays of the Buddha at J i.12, 95, 501. 2. (f.) a garland or other
ornament slung round & worn over the head Vv 362 (kañcan˚; = !ve)a -- pilandhana VuA 167). See !ve)in.
4velita
4velita ()?) [pp. of ! + vell, cp. !ve)a & BSk. !viddha curved, crooked Av. - i.87, Lal. V. 207] turned
round, wound, curved J vi.354 (˚singika with curved horns, v. l. !vellita).
4ve)in
4ve)in (adj.) [fr. !ve)!] wearing garlands or other head- ornaments, usually in f. ˚in" J v.409 (=
ka**!lank!rehi yutt! C.); Vv 302 (voc. !velin", but at id. p. 482 !veline), 323; VvA 125 (on Vv 302 expls.
as ratana -- maya -- pupph! !ve)avat").
4vesana
4vesana (nt.) [fr. !visati] entrance; workshop; living -- place, house Vin ii 117 (˚vitthaka, meaning?); M ii
53; Pv ii.915.
4sa
4sa1 contr. -- form of a'sa in cpd. ko&&h!sa part., portion etc.: see a'sa1. Can we compare BSk. !sap!tr"
(see next).
4sa
4sa3 [Sk. !$a] food, only in cpd. p!tar!sa morning food, breakfast Sn 387 (p!to asitabbo ti p!tar -- !so
pi*.ap!tass! eta' n!ma' SnA 374); DhA iv.211; see further ref. under p!tar; and pacch! -- !sa aftermath S
i.74. Can we compare BSk. !sa -- p!tr" (vessel) Divy 246? Der. fr. !sa is !saka with abstr. ending !sakatta'
"cating", food, in n!n!˚ various food or na + an!sak˚) Sn 249. See also nir!sa, which may be taken either as
nir + *!$a or nir + *!s!.
4sa
4sa3 the adj. form of !s! (f.), wish, hope. See under !s!.