Pāli Dictionary

latā

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • 藤蔓；攀緣植物

  • creeper; tendril; climbing plant

  • Ud 7.6

    yassa mūlaṃ chamā n'atthi, paṇṇā n'atthi kuto latā, taṃ dhīraṃ bandhanā muttaṃ, ko taṃ ninditum'arahati. devā'pi naṃ pasaṃsanti, brahmunā'pi pasaṃsito'ti.

  • Dhp 340

    savanti sabbadhi sotā, latā uppajja tiṭṭhati, tañ'ca disvā lataṃ jātaṃ, mūlaṃ paññāya chindatha.

  • （閃電）光帶；閃光

  • (of lightning) fork; streak; flash

  • DN 16

    idāni, bhante, deve vassante deve gaḷagaḷāyante vijjullatāsu niccharantīsu asaniyā phalantiyā dve kassakā bhātaro hatā cattāro ca balibaddā

Encyclopedia

Latā
Person

  • 財神韋沙婆那之女，後成為帝釋天的一位妃子，曾在阿耨達池畔的歌舞比賽中奪魁。

  • A daughter of Vessavaṇa and one of his wives married to Sakka, who won a contest of dance and song on the banks of Lake Anotatta.

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