Pāli Dictionary
avanti
Part of speech
noun · feminine
general
Avanti, l’un des quatre grands royaumes de l’époque du Bouddha, dans l’ouest de l’Inde
Avanti, one of the four great kingdoms (and sixteen Mahājanapadas) of the Buddha’s time, in western India
SN 41.3
avantiyā kho, gahapati, āgacchāmī'ti. atthi, bhante, avantiyā isidatto nāma kulaputto amhākaṃ adiṭṭhasahāyo pabbajito? diṭṭho so āyasmatā'ti?
la capitale du pays d’Avanti (appelée ailleurs Ujjenī)
the capital city of the Avanti country (elsewhere given as Ujjenī or Māhissatī)
Part of speech
noun · masculine
general
les habitants d’Avanti; les Avantins (habitants du pays d’Avanti)
the people of Avanti; the Avantins (inhabitants of the country of Avanti)
SN 22.3
evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ āyasmā mahākaccāno avantīsu viharati kuraraghare papāte pabbate. atha kho hāliddikāni gahapati yen'āyasmā mahākaccāno ten'upasaṅkami
DN 19
dantapuraṃ kāliṅgānaṃ, assakānañ'ca potanaṃ, mahesayaṃ avantīnaṃ, sovīrānañ'ca rorukaṃ.
Encyclopedia
2 entries
Avanti
PersonL’une des quatre grandes monarchies de l’époque du Bouddha, gouvernée par le roi Pajjota au tempérament violent, dont le projet de conquérir la Kosambī voisine céda la place à une alliance matrimoniale lorsque sa fille Vāsuladattā épousa le roi Udena.
One of the four great monarchies of the Buddha’s time, ruled by the fierce-tempered King Pajjota, whose plan to conquer neighbouring Kosambī gave way to a marriage alliance when his daughter Vāsuladattā wed King Udena.
Avanti2
PersonUn roi d’Ujjenī d’une époque passée, sous le règne duquel le Bodhisatta naquit sous le nom de Citta dans un village de parias, comme le raconte le Citta-Sambhūta Jātaka.
A king of Ujjenī in a past age during whose reign the Bodhisatta was born as Citta in an outcaste village, as related in the Citta-Sambhūta Jātaka.
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