Pāli Dictionary

indakhīla

indastemkhīlastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

ummāra, eḷaka

general

  • the strong gate post of a city, Inda’s column

  • Snp 2.1

    yath'indakhīlo pathavissito siyā, catubbhi vātehi asampakampiyo, tath'ūpamaṃ sappurisaṃ vadāmi, yo ariyasaccāni avecca passati, idam'pi saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ, etena saccena suvatthi hotu.

  • Dhp 95

    pathavisamo no virujjhati, indakhīla-upamo tādi subbato, rahado'va apetakaddamo, saṃsārā na bhavanti tādino.

  • a doorway; doorstep; threshold; entrance

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

indakhilā
  1. inda

    a lord; chief; ruler; the foremost one (of a group)

  2. khilākhila

    hardness, coldness of heart; mental barrenness or obstruction (a rigidity of mind that blocks openness, e.g. the five ‘mental barrennesses’, cetokhilā)

indoakhilā
  1. indoinda

    a lord; chief; ruler; the foremost one (of a group)

  2. akhilāakhila

    open-hearted, gentle; free from the hardness of mind caused by the passions

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