Pāli Dictionary
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Compound structure

analyses: 3

devānaṃpiyatissa
  1. devānaṃdeva

    a deity; a god; a celestial being

  2. piya

    dear; beloved; liked; pleasant; agreeable

  3. tissa

    the constellation Pushya (Cancer)

devānaṃpiyaitiassa
  1. devānaṃdeva

    a deity; a god; a celestial being

  2. piya

    dear; beloved; liked; pleasant; agreeable

  3. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

  4. assa

    horse; (in the plural also) cavalry

devānaṃapiyatissa
  1. devānaṃdeva

    a deity; a god; a celestial being

  2. api

    (prefix) on; onto; towards; close by

  3. yatissayati

    a monk, ascetic; one who is restrained, self-controlled

Encyclopedia

Devānampiyatissa
Person

  • King of Sri Lanka and second son of Muṭasīva, who embraced Buddhism after Mahinda taught him the Dhamma and became a close ally of Asoka.

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