Pāli Dictionary

aṅkura1

añcrooturasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

añc1弯曲

Synonyms

pāroha, kaḷīra, khāraka, pallava

general

  • 嫩芽，新芽

  • 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

  • 安古罗（《饿鬼事》中一位商人的名字）

  • 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

  • Devagabbhā 之第十子，将自己应得的王国份额让与妹妹 Añjanā，转而经商，《饿鬼事经》中记载他以非凡的慷慨布施而闻名。

  • 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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