Pāli Dictionary

palāsa1

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • a leaf; (collectively, neuter) foliage

  • Iti 76

    tagarañ'ca palāsena, yo naro upanayhati, pattā'pi surabhi vāyanti, evaṃ dhīr'ūpasevanā.

  • MN 105

    seyyathā'pi, sunakkhatta, paṇḍupalāso bandhanā pavutto abhabbo haritattāya, evam'eva kho, sunakkhatta, āneñj'ādhimuttassa purisapuggalassa ye lok'āmisasaṃyojane se pavutte.

  • the tree Butea frondosa (the ‘flame of the forest’ / bastard teak), called the Judas tree in Pali sources

  • MN 68

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā kosalesu viharati naḷakapāne palāsavane.

palāsa2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Antonyms

apaḷāsa

ethics

  • rivalry, contentiousness; malice, spite, ill will (a mental defilement contrasted with mettā)

  • MN 3

    makkhassa ca pahānāya palāsassa ca pahānāya, atthi majjhimā paṭipadā cakkhukaraṇī ñāṇakaraṇī upasamāya abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya saṃvattati

palāsa3

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

tala

general

  • (of footwear) the sole

paḷāsa

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Antonyms

apaḷāsa

mind

  • envious rivalry; contentiousness; assertive one-upmanship

  • MN 7

    paḷāso cittassa upakkileso'ti, iti viditvā paḷāsaṃ cittassa upakkilesaṃ pajahati.

  • MN 40

    kathañ'ca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na samaṇasāmīcippaṭipadaṃ paṭipanno hoti? yassa kassaci, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno… paḷāsissa paḷāso appahīno hoti, issukissa issā appahīnā hoti, maccharissa macchariyaṃ appahīnaṃ hoti

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