Pāli Dictionary

bhusa1

Part of speech

adjective

Root

bhus3fall heavily

Synonyms

mahanta, balavant, ugga, thāmavant, balī, bahala

general

  • strong; powerful; mighty; intense (also adv. bhusaṃ ‘exceedingly, very much’)

  • AN 6.55

    evaṃ sammā vimuttacittassa, bhante, bhikkhuno bhusā ce'pi cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā cakkhussa āpāthaṃ āgacchanti, n'ev'assa cittaṃ pariyādiyanti.

  • Dhp 339

    yassa chattiṃsati sotā, manāpasavanā bhusā, vāhā vahanti duddiṭṭhiṃ, saṅkappā rāganissitā.

bhusa2

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

bhusikā

general

  • chaff; husk; straw; debris (of grain)

  • Ud 7.9

    atha kho te thūṇeyyakā brāhmaṇagahapatikā udapānaṃ tiṇassa ca bhusassa ca yāva mukhato pūresuṃ, mā te muṇḍakā samaṇakā pānīyaṃ apaṃsū'ti

  • Dhp 252

    sudassaṃ vajjam'aññesaṃ, attano pana duddasaṃ, paresaṃ hi so vajjāni, opunāti yathā bhusaṃ, attano pana chādeti, kaliṃ'va kitavā saṭho.

bhūsā

approximate

bhūsrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • an ornament; decoration

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