Pāli Dictionary

madhura1

madhurootrasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

mañju

Antonyms

kaṭuka, amadhura

general

  • sweet; lovely, pleasant

  • Thag 19.1

    kāmā hi citrā madhurā manoramā, aviddasū yattha sitā puthujjanā, te dukkham'icchanti punabbhav'esino, cittena nītā niraye nirākatā.

  • SN 1.71

    kodhaṃ jhatvā sukhaṃ seti, kodhaṃ jhatvā na socati, kodhassa visamūlassa, madhur'aggassa devate, vadhaṃ ariyā pasaṃsanti, tañ'hi jhatvā na socatī'ti.

  • sweet taste; sweetness, a sweet thing or drink

  • SN 22.79

    ambilam'pi vijānāti, tittakam'pi vijānāti, kaṭukam'pi vijānāti, madhuram'pi vijānāti, khārikam'pi vijānāti, akhārikam'pi vijānāti, loṇikam'pi vijānāti, aloṇikam'pi vijānāti. vijānātī'ti kho, bhikkhave, tasmā viññāṇan'ti vuccati

  • sweet smell; beautiful fragrance

  • Thig 14.1

    madhurañ'ca pavanti sabbaso, kusumarajena samuṭṭhitā dumā, paṭhamavasanto sukho utu, ehi ramāma supupphite vane.

madhura2

Madhurāstemasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • of Madhurā (the city of Madhurā/Mathurā)

madhurā

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • Madhurā: name of a town, capital of Sūrasena on the Yamunā (also a South Indian city of the same name)

  • MN 84

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ āyasmā mahākaccāno madhurāyaṃ viharati gundāvane. assosi kho rājā mādhuro avantiputto, samaṇo khalu, bho, kaccāno madhurāyaṃ viharati gundāvane.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Madhurā
Placeapproximate

  • The capital of Sūrasena on the Yamunā, visited by the Buddha and favored by Mahā-Kaccāna, who there taught King Avantiputta the influential sutta on caste.

AN 2.38MN 84
Madhurā2
Placeapproximate

  • A city in South India, distinguished from the city of the same name on the Yamunā, and the second capital of the Pāṇḍyan kingdom with close historical ties to Sri Lanka.

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