Pāli Dictionary

nāḷa

naḷarootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

kaṇḍa, īsikā

general

  • a stalk, stem (esp. of a lotus/flower); a hollow tube

  • SN 4.25

    bālā kumudanāḷehi, pabbataṃ abhimatthatha, giriṃ nakhena khanatha, ayo dantehi khādatha.

naḷa1

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • reed (Arundo donax); a reed-plant

  • SN 1.10

    anāgatappajappāya, atītass'ānusocanā, etena bālā sussanti, naḷo'va harito luto'ti.

  • Snp 1.1

    yo mānam'udabbadhī asesaṃ, naḷasetuṃ'va sudubbalaṃ mah'ogho, so bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṃ, urago jiṇṇam'iva tacaṃ purāṇaṃ.

  • a tube (especially a hollow reed used as one)

naḷa2

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • Naḷa, a Gandhabba chieftain invoked for protection

  • DN 32

    panādo opamañño ca, devasūto ca mātali, cittaseno ca gandhabbo, naḷo rājā jan'esabho.

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Nāla
Personapproximate

  • A brahmin village in Magadha, also called Upatissa-gāma, the birthplace of Sāriputta, where he later returned to die after making his mother a Stream-winner.

SN 38.1SN 47.13AN 10.65AN 10.66
Nāḷā
Placeapproximate

  • A village in Magadha near the Bodhi tree at Gayā, the birthplace of Upaka, also identified as the brahmin village where the Buddha spent his eleventh rains retreat.

Nāḷā2
Personapproximate

  • The wife of the sub-king Udaya, whom he married during the absence of King Sena I despite her being under the king’s protection, an offense the king ultimately forgave.

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