Pāli Dictionary

pātāla

approximate

patrootasuffixalasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

pat1fall

general

  • abyss; chasm; the netherworld beneath the earth

  • Thag 19.1

    kadā nu gaṅgaṃ yamunaṃ sarassatiṃ, pātālakhittaṃ vaḷavāmukhañ'ca, asajjamāno patareyyam'iddhiyā, vibhiṃsanaṃ taṃ nu kadā bhavissati.

  • SN 1.44

    ekamūlaṃ dvi'r'āvaṭṭaṃ, timalaṃ pañcapattharaṃ, samuddaṃ dvādas'āvaṭṭaṃ, pātālaṃ atarī isī'ti.

pāṭala

approximate

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • pale-red; pink (the colour of the pāṭala/trumpet-flower)

paṭala1

approximate

paṭastemalasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • a covering, membrane, lining, or thin film/layer

  • a roof or ceiling; also a heap or mass (e.g. of clouds)

paṭala2

approximate

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • having a membrane or thin covering/film

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Pātala
Place

  • A dancer near Bārāṇasī who drowned while drunk after a festival, a story the Buddha later related about the perils of the river Gaṅgā.

Pātala2
Place

  • A reservoir in Sri Lanka restored by King Parakkamabāhu I.

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