Pāli Dictionary

dhanu

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

cāpa

general

  • un arc (arme)

  • a bow (weapon)

  • AN 4.45

    tassa mayhaṃ, bhante, evarūpo javo ahosi, seyyathā'pi nāma daḷhadhammo dhanuggaho sikkhito katahattho kat'ūpāsano lahukena asanena appakasirena tiriyaṃ tālacchāyaṃ atipāteyya.

  • longueur d’arc; unité de mesure (2000 dhanu = 1 kosa)

  • bow-length; a unit of length (2000 dhanu = 1 kosa)

  • l’art du tir à l’arc

  • archery; bowmanship

  • MN 82

    ahosiṃ ahaṃ, bho raṭṭhapāla, vīsativass'uddesiko'pi paṇṇavīsativass'uddesiko'pi hatthismim'pi katāvī assasmim'pi katāvī rathasmim'pi katāvī dhanusmim'pi katāvī tharusmim'pi katāvī ūrubalī bāhubalī alam'atto saṅgām'āvacaro.

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