Pāli Dictionary

madhu1

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • මී පැණි

  • honey

  • Dhp 69

    madhu'vā maññati bālo, yāva pāpaṃ na paccati, yadā ca paccati pāpaṃ, bālo dukkhaṃ nigacchati.

  • AN 8.30

    seyyathā'pi nāma gahapatissa vā gahapatiputtassa vā nānābhesajjāni seyyath'idaṃ sappi navanītaṃ telaṃ madhu phāṇitaṃ

  • මී පැණි මධුව; මී පැණියෙන් සාදන ලද මධ්‍යසාරය

  • mead; wine made from honey or from the blossom of the mahua tree (Bassia/Madhuca latifolia)

  • Thig 3.6

    kiṃ'me katā rājagahe manussā, madhuṃ pītā'va acchare, ye sukkaṃ na upāsanti, desentiṃ buddhasāsanaṃ.

madhu2

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • මිහිරි; රසවත්

  • sweet; sugary; pleasant

  • AN 10.60

    iti imasmiṃ kāye vividhā ābādhā uppajjanti, seyyath'idaṃ… pakkhandikā sūlā visūcikā kuṭṭhaṃ gaṇḍo kilāso soso apamāro daddu kaṇḍu kacchu nakhasā vitacchikā lohitaṃ pittaṃ madhumeho aṃsā piḷakā bhagandalā

madhu3

Part of speech

noun

general

  • මධුක ගස (Bassia latifolia), මල් වලින් මී පැණි හා මධ්‍යසාර සාදනු ලැබේ

  • the mahua/butter tree (Bassia latifolia, Madhuca longifolia), whose flowers yield honey and are fermented into liquor

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