Pāli Dictionary

chatta

chadroottasuffix

Part of speech

noun

Root

chad8cover; conceal

general

  • an umbrella; parasol; sunshade; (royal) canopy, a symbol of prestige

  • Snp 3.11

    anekasākhañ'ca sahassamaṇḍalaṃ, chattaṃ marū dhārayum'antalikkhe, suvaṇṇadaṇḍā vītipatanti cāmarā, na dissare cāmarachattagāhakā.

  • a student, pupil

  • Vv 53

    yam'idha pathe samecca māṇavena, satth'ānusāsi anukampamāno, tava ratanavarassa dhammaṃ sutvā, karissāmī'ti ca bravittha chatto.

  • Ja 336

    idh'āgamā brahmacārī, brahā chatto bahussuto, so me sabbaṃ samādāya, tiṇaṃ nikkhippa gacchati.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

chaaṭṭa
  1. cha

    six (6)

  2. aṭṭa

    watchtower, turret; raised platform, scaffold

Encyclopedia

4 entries

Chatta
Person

  • A youth in the Nānacchanda Jātaka, son of a brahmin, who was given a chariot drawn by white thoroughbreds by the king.

Chatta2
Person

  • A son of the king of Kosala whose story is told in the Brahā-chatta Jātaka.

Chatta3
Person

  • A brahmin youth of Setabyā who, after the Buddha taught him three verses on the way home, was killed by robbers and reborn in Tāvatiṃsa, later appearing before his own funeral gathering to express his gratitude.

Chatta4
Person

  • A Tamil general under King Eḷāra, in command of the fort at Mahiyaṅgana, who was killed in battle by Duṭṭhagāmaṇī.

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