Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

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dāṭhāsiva
  1. dāṭhā

    a (snake’s) fang, tusk

  2. siva

    safe; happy; blessed; auspicious (often as an epithet of Nibbāna)

Encyclopedia

5 entries

Dāṭhāsiva
Person

  • A monk held in high esteem by King Aggabodhi I, who probably occupied a position at court comparable to a royal chaplain.

Dāthāsiva
Personapproximate

  • A minister of King Jeṭṭhatissa III who was captured in war, later returned to seize the throne as King Dāṭhopatissa, plundered temples but later made amends by restoring shrines.

Dāthāsiva2
Personapproximate

  • A learned monk of Nāgasālā held in great esteem by King Aggabodhi IV.

Dāthāsiva3
Otherapproximate

  • The viceroy of King Aggabodhi IV, captured and imprisoned by the usurper Potthakuṭṭha.

Dāthāsiva4
Personapproximate

  • A ruler of Rohaṇa who was driven out to India by his own son Mahinda after a quarrel between them.

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