Pāli Dictionary

andha1

approximate

Part of speech

adjective · masculine

Synonyms

añña, bāla, aviddasu, apaṇḍita, vicakkhu, vicakkhuka

Antonyms

anandha

general

  • aveugle; (comme nom) un aveugle

  • blind; sightless; visually impaired; (as noun) a blind person

  • MN 152

    andho hi, uttara, cakkhunā rūpaṃ na passati, badhiro sotena saddaṃ na suṇātī'ti

  • DN 9

    sabb'eva kho ete, poṭṭhapāda, paribbājakā andhā acakkhukā, tvaṃ'y'eva nesaṃ eko cakkhumā. ek'aṃsikā'pi hi kho, poṭṭhapāda, mayā dhammā desitā paññattā, anek'aṃsikā'pi hi kho, poṭṭhapāda, mayā dhammā desitā paññattā.

mind

  • insensé; ignorant; aveuglé spirituellement

  • foolish; ignorant; spiritually blind (as noun: an ignorant, deluded person)

  • SN 22.94

    yo, bhikkhave, tathāgatena evaṃ ācikkhiyamāne desiyamāne paññapiyamāne paṭṭhapiyamāne vivariyamāne vibhajiyamāne uttānīkariyamāne na jānāti na passati tam'ahaṃ, bhikkhave, bālaṃ puthujjanaṃ andhaṃ acakkhukaṃ ajānantaṃ apassantaṃ kin'ti karomi!

  • Thig 14.1

    māyaṃ viya aggato kataṃ, supin'ante'va suvaṇṇapādapaṃ, upagacchasi andha rittakaṃ, janamajjhe'r'iva rupparūpakaṃ.

andha2

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • nom d’un pays/peuple de l’Inde ancienne; actuel Andhra Pradesh

  • name of a country/people; modern Andhra Pradesh

Encyclopedia

Andhā
Other

  • Un peuple mentionné dans la Samantapāsādikā aux côtés des Damiḷas comme non āryens, probablement identique aux Andhakas

  • A people mentioned in the Samantapāsādikā alongside the Damiḷas as non-Āryan, probably identical with the Andhakas.

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