Pāli Dictionary

maccha

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

aṇḍaja, vārija, ambuja, mīna

general

  • 魚；魚類

  • fish

  • Snp 4.15

    phandamānaṃ pajaṃ disvā, macche app'odake yathā, aññam'aññehi byāruddhe, disvā maṃ bhayam'āvisi.

  • Ja 492

    pūtimacchaṃ kus'aggena, yo naro upanayhati, kusā'pi pūtī vāyanti, evaṃ bāl'ūpasevanā.

macchā

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • 跋蹉族；跋蹉國人民（十六大國之一）

  • the Macchas; the people/country of Maccha (one of the sixteen great nations)

  • DN 18

    tena kho pana samayena bhagavā parito parito janapadesu paricārake abbhatīte kālaṅ'kate upapattīsu byākaroti kāsikosalesu vajjimallesu cetivaṃsesu kurupañcālesu macchasurasenesu

  • Ja 546

    pañcāla-paccuggata-sūrasena, macchā ca maddā saha kekakebhi, passantu asaṭhena yuddhaṃ, na no sabhāyaṃ na karonti kiñci.

Encyclopedia

Macchā
Placeapproximate

  • 古印度傳統十六大國之一，常與蘇羅色那（Sūrasenā）並提，都城為毗羅吒那伽羅（Virātanagara），因毗羅吒王（Virāta）得名。

  • One of the traditional sixteen great countries of ancient India, mentioned alongside the Sūrasenā, whose capital was Virātanagara, named for its King Virāta.

AN 3.70

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