Pāli Dictionary

avalepana

avaprefixliprootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

lip2coat; smear

Synonyms


general

  • plastering; daubing; smearing

  • MN 13

    puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, kāmahetu kāmanidānaṃ kām'ādhikaraṇaṃ kāmānam'eva hetu asicammaṃ gahetvā, dhanukalāpaṃ sannayhitvā, adda-avalepanā upakāriyo pakkhandanti usūsu'pi khippamānesu, sattīsu'pi khippamānāsu, asīsu'pi vijjotalantesu.

  • colouring; coating with paint

  • MN 56

    upasaṅkamitvā rattapāṇiṃ rajakaputtaṃ evaṃ vadehi, icchām'ahaṃ, samma rattapāṇi, imaṃ makkaṭacchāpakaṃ pīta-avalepanaṃ nāma raṅgajātaṃ rajitaṃ ākoṭitapaccākoṭitaṃ ubhatobhāgavimaṭṭhan'ti.

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