Pāli Dictionary

madhura1

madhurootrasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

mañju

Antonyms

kaṭuka, amadhura

general

  • मीठा; मनोहर, सुखद

  • 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.

  • मीठा स्वाद; मिठाई या मीठा पेय

  • 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

  • मधुर सुगंध; सुंदर खुशबू

  • 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

  • मधुरा (मथुरा) नगर से सम्बन्धित

  • of Madhurā (the city of Madhurā/Mathurā)

madhurā

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • मधुरा: यमुना तट पर स्थित सूरसेन जनपद की राजधानी का नाम

  • 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

  • यमुना नदी पर स्थित सूरसेन की राजधानी, जहाँ बुद्ध ने यात्रा की थी और जो महाकच्चान को प्रिय थी, जहाँ उन्होंने राजा अवन्तिपुत्त को जाति पर प्रभावशाली सुत्त सिखाया।

  • 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

  • दक्षिण भारत का एक नगर, जो यमुना तट पर स्थित उसी नाम के नगर से भिन्न है, और पाण्ड्य राज्य की दूसरी राजधानी थी जिसके श्रीलंका से घनिष्ठ ऐतिहासिक संबंध थे।

  • 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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