Pāli Dictionary

aṇḍaja

aṇḍastemjasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

maccha, pakkhī, sakuṇa, vihaṅgama, dija, vārija, ambuja, vihaga,

cosmology

  • अण्डज; अंडे से उत्पन्न (चार योनियों में से एक)

  • egg-born; oviparous (one of the four modes of generation)

  • MN 12

    katamā ca, sāriputta, aṇḍajā yoni? ye kho te, sāriputta, sattā aṇḍakosaṃ abhinibbhijja jāyanti, ayaṃ vuccati, sāriputta, aṇḍajā yoni.

general

  • अंडज प्राणी (पक्षी, साँप, मछली)

  • an oviparous animal (such as a bird, a serpent, or a fish)

  • Ja 277

    vassāni paññāsa samādhikāni, vasimha selassa guhāya romaka, asaṅkamānā abhinibbutattā, hatth'attam'āyanti mam'aṇḍajā pure.

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