Pāli Dictionary

kasī

kasrootīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

kas1drag; draw

general

  • ploughing; farming; agriculture; cultivation of the soil

  • Snp 1.4

    evamesā kasī kaṭṭhā, sā hoti amatapphalā, etaṃ kasiṃ kasitvāna, sabbadukkhā pamuccatī'ti.

kāsi

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Kāsi; name of an ancient Indian kingdom, whose capital was Bārāṇasī (Benares)

  • AN 10.29

    yāvatā, bhikkhave, kāsikosalā, yāvatā rañño pasenadissa kosalassa vijitaṃ, rājā tattha pasenadi kosalo aggam'akkhāyati.

  • SN 3.14

    atha kho rājā māgadho ajātasattu vedehiputto caturaṅginiṃ senaṃ sannayhitvā rājānaṃ pasenadiṃ kosalaṃ abbhuyyāsi yena kāsi.

kasi

approximate

kasrootisuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

kas1drag; draw

general

  • ploughing; farming; agriculture; cultivation of the soil

  • Snp 1.4

    kassako paṭijānāsi, na ca passāma te kasiṃ, kasiṃ no pucchito brūhi, yathā jānemu te kasiṃ.

kāsī

approximate

kāsistemīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • the people of Kāsi; Kāsians (an ethnic/national group)

  • MN 70

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā kāsīsu cārikaṃ carati mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Kāsi
Placeapproximate

  • One of the sixteen great countries of ancient India, capital Bārāṇasī, absorbed into Kosala by the Buddha’s time and ruled by King Pasenadi.

Kd 10#2.3.1DN 12MN 70MN 87SN 3.14SN 3.15AN 3.70AN 10.29Thig 14.1Ud 6.2
Kāsi2
Placeapproximate

  • The birthplace of the Buddha Phussa, generally identified with Bārāṇasī and also known by other names in the texts.

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