Pāli Dictionary

kaṇḍaka

kaṇḍarootkasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

kat2couper

Synonyms


general

  • (d’une plante) à tige épineuse

  • thorny-stemmed; prickly-stemmed (of a plant)

  • Snp 4.9

    yehi vivitto vicareyya loke, na tāni uggayha vadeyya nāgo, jalambujaṃ kaṇḍakaṃ vārijaṃ yathā, jalena paṅkena c'anūpalittaṃ, evaṃ munī santivādo agiddho, kāme ca loke ca anūpalitto.

ethics

  • (d’une parole) acerbe; blessante

  • (of speech) sharp; piercing; thorny

  • MN 114

    pharusavāco kho pana hoti, yā sā vācā kaṇḍakā kakkasā pharusā parakaṭukā par'ābhisajjanī kodhasāmantā asamādhisaṃvattanikā, tathārūpiṃ vācaṃ bhāsitā hoti

Encyclopedia

Kaṇṭaka
Personmatched via “Kaṇḍaka”
  • Un novice ordonné par Upananda qui fut finalement expulsé de l’Ordre pour avoir soutenu des opinions semblables à celles d’Ariṭṭha et pour inconduite sexuelle, trouvant plus tard refuge parmi le groupe des six moines.

  • A novice ordained by Upananda who was eventually expelled from the Order for holding views like those of Ariṭṭha and for sexual misconduct, later finding refuge among the group of six monks.

AN 10.72

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