Pāli Dictionary

megha

mighrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

migh1sprinkle; shower

Synonyms

valāhaka

general

  • cloud; rain cloud; rain

  • Thag 19.1

    vuṭṭhamhi deve caturaṅgule tiṇe, saṃpupphite meghanibhamhi kānane, nag'antare viṭapisamo sayissaṃ, taṃ me mudū hehiti tūlasannibhaṃ.

  • SN 22.101

    tāni pāvusakena meghena abhippavuṭṭhāni appakasiren'eva paṭippassambhanti pūtikāni bhavanti.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Megha
Person

  • A youth in the era of the Buddha Dīpaṅkara who, on hearing the Buddha prophesy Sumedha’s future Buddhahood, entered the monastic order alongside him, and who was a former birth of Dhammaruci Thera.

Megha2
Person

  • An ancient king who was a former birth of Dhajadāyaka Thera.

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