Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

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mahāsoṇa
  1. mahā

    great; large; vast; powerful; eminent; noble (used chiefly as the masculine nominative singular of mahanta and as the first member of compounds)

  2. soṇa

    dog; hound

Encyclopedia

3 entries

  • An evil-natured horse belonging to Brahmadatta, king of Bārāṇasī, in the Suhanu Jātaka.

  • One of the ten chief warriors of King Duṭṭhagāmaṇī, as strong as ten elephants, who played a leading role in the attack on Vijitapura.

  • A monk in the time of King Vaṭṭagāmaṇī-Abhaya who wandered with a companion during a period of banditry and later distributed gifts among the Saṅgha at the Mahāvihāra.

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