Pāli Dictionary

madda1

maddrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

madd1crush; grind

general

  • crushing, grinding, rubbing; kneaded, paste-like

  • SN 1.38

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati maddakucchismiṃ migadāye.

madda2

maddrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • paste, gum, a kneaded mixture

maddati

maddroota + tisuffix

via inflected form madda · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

madd1crush; grind

Synonyms

kiñcati, kiñceti

general

  • crushes; tramples; squashes; subjugates

  • Thig 5.6

    appakaṃ jīvitaṃ mayhaṃ, jarā byādhi ca maddati, pur'āyaṃ bhijjati kāyo, na me kālo pamajjituṃ.

Encyclopedia

Madda
Place

  • A country whose capital was Sāgala and whose royal daughters, in several Jātaka stories, married kings of Bārāṇasī and neighbouring lands, including Pabhāvatī who wed Prince Kusa.

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