Pāli Dictionary
kasāva
general
कसैला स्वाद; भिक्षु-चीवर रँगने का काषाय रंग; काषाय-वर्णी
an astringent taste or substance; the orange/ochre dye or cloth used for monastic robes; of that orange-brown colour
AN 3.101
taṃ hoti jātarūpaṃ dhantaṃ sandhantaṃ niddhantaṃ aniddhantaṃ anihitaṃ aninnītakasāvaṃ, na c'eva mudu hoti na ca kammaniyaṃ, na ca pabhassaraṃ pabhaṅgu ca, na ca sammā upeti kammāya.
Dhp 10
yo ca vantakasāvassa, sīlesu susamāhito, upeto damasaccena, sa ve kāsāvam'arahati.
ethics
अशुद्धि, दोष, अपूर्णता (जैसे सोने में मैल); नैतिक मलिनता
impurity, defect, imperfection, moral dross (e.g. of gold)
Snp 2.9
hassaṃ jappaṃ paridevaṃ padosaṃ, māyākataṃ kuhanaṃ giddhi mānaṃ, sārambhaṃ kakkasaṃ kasāvañ'ca mucchaṃ, hitvā care vītamado ṭhit'atto.
monastic
गैरिक रंग में रँगा हुआ (भिक्षु के चीवर की भाँति)
dyed with organic (ochre/reddish-brown) colour, as a monk’s robe
Dhp 9
anikkasāvo kāsāvaṃ, yo vatthaṃ paridahissati, apeto damasaccena, na so kāsāvam'arahati.
Dhp 307
kāsāvakaṇṭhā bahavo, pāpadhammā asaññatā, pāpā pāpehi kammehi, nirayaṃ te upapajjare.
Part of speech
noun · neuter
monastic
काषाय वस्त्र; बौद्ध भिक्षुओं का रंगा हुआ चीवर
the ochre/reddish-brown dyed robe worn by Buddhist monastics; its colour
SN 35.244
ehi, bho purisa, kiṃ te ime kāsāvā anudahanti, kiṃ muṇḍo kapālamanucarasi, ehi hīnāy'āvattitvā bhoge ca bhuñjassu, puññāni ca karohī'ti.
Dhp 9
anikkasāvo kāsāvaṃ, yo vatthaṃ paridahissati, apeto damasaccena, na so kāsāvam'arahati.
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