Pāli Dictionary

aṅkura1

añcrooturasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

añc1bend

Synonyms

pāroha, kaḷīra, khāraka, pallava

general

  • a shoot, sprout, bud (literal or figurative)

  • Pv 21

    tisahassāni sūdāni hi, āmuttamaṇikuṇḍalā, aṅkuraṃ upajīvanti, dāne yaññassa vāvaṭā.

aṅkura2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Aṅkura, name of a merchant in the Petavatthu narrative

  • Pv 21

    bahū māse ca pakkhe ca, utusaṃvaccharāni ca, mahādānaṃ pavattesi, aṅkuro dīgham'antaraṃ.

Encyclopedia

Aṅkura
Person

  • The tenth son of Devagabbhā, who gave up his share of the kingdom to his sister Añjanā and took up trade instead, becoming renowned for his extraordinary generosity in a story told in the Petavatthu.

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