Pāli Dictionary

kaṃsa

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

āpānīyakaṃsa, thāla

general

  • bronze; metal (sometimes magnified to silver or gold)

  • MN 39

    seyyathā'pi bhikkhave dakkho nhāpako vā nhāpak'antevāsī vā kaṃsathāle nhānīyacuṇṇāni ākiritvā udakena paripphosakaṃ paripphosakaṃ sanneyya

  • SN 22.96

    tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhu, rañño sato khattiyassa muddh'āvasittassa caturāsītidhenusahassāni ahesuṃ dukūlasandanāni kaṃs'ūpadhāraṇāni.

  • a (bronze) plate; bowl

  • Thag 1.97

    hitvā satapalaṃ kaṃsaṃ, sovaṇṇaṃ satarājikaṃ, aggahiṃ mattikāpattaṃ, idaṃ dutiy'ābhisecanan'ti.

  • a (bronze) cup; goblet; chalice

  • MN 105

    seyyathā'pi, sunakkhatta, āpānīyakaṃso vaṇṇasampanno gandhasampanno rasasampanno, so ca kho visena saṃsaṭṭho.

  • a (bronze) gong

  • Dhp 134

    sace n'eresi attānaṃ, kaṃso upahato yathā, esa patto'si nibbānaṃ, sārambho te na vijjati.

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Kaṃsa
Person

  • An alternative name, according to the commentator, for Brahmadatta, king of Bārāṇasī and father of Samuddajā.

Kaṃsa2
Person

  • A king of Bārāṇasī captured through a courtier’s treachery and later freed for his piety, as told in the Seyya Jātaka and related stories.

Kaṃsa3
Person

  • A son of Mahākaṃsa who became king of Asitañjana and was killed by Vasudeva.

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