Pāli Dictionary

āsabha

usabhastemasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

seṭṭha

general

  • साँड जैसा; वृषभ संबंधी

  • of a bull; bull-like; belonging to a stud bull

  • श्रेष्ठ; प्रमुख; नेता समान

  • foremost; eminent; lordly; of a leader (figurative, from the bull as leader of the herd)

  • SN 12.21

    dasabalasamannāgato, bhikkhave, tathāgato catūhi ca vesārajjehi samannāgato āsabhaṃ ṭhānaṃ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṃ nadati, brahmacakkaṃ pavatteti

asabha

approximate

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • बैल के समान; बलशाली और श्रेष्ठ गुणों वाला

  • bull-like; of strong and eminent qualities; foremost, leonine (of a hero or leader)

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