Pāli Dictionary

kusāvatī

kusastemvantsuffixīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • Kusāvatī, the royal capital city of King Mahāsudassana

  • SN 22.96

    bhūtapubb'āhaṃ, bhikkhu, rājā ahosiṃ khattiyo muddh'āvasitto. tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhu, rañño sato khattiyassa muddh'āvasittassa caturāsītinagarasahassāni ahesuṃ kusāvatī rājadhānippamukhāni.

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Compound structure

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kusavatī
  1. kusa

    kusa grass (Desmostachya bipinnata), a fragrant sacred grass related to citronella, used in rites and for garments/mats

  2. vatīvati

    fence; enclosure

Encyclopedia

Kusāvātī
Placeapproximate

  • A city in the Mallā kingdom, later known as Kusinārā, that in the distant past was the vast and prosperous royal capital of King Mahā-Sudassana.

DN 16

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