Pāli Dictionary

pannaka

pannastemkasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • who has fallen; fallen

paṇṇaka

approximate

paṇṇastemkasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • a leaf; a leaf used for writing upon; a letter

approximate

Compound structure

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paññakā
  1. pañña

    wise; intelligent; endowed with knowledge (chiefly in compounds)

  2. kā

    who?; what?; which?; which woman? (interrogative pronoun, feminine singular nominative of ‘ka’)

Encyclopedia

Paṇṇaka
Personapproximate

  • A Nāga king dwelling in Lake Anotatta who was overcome in a contest of psychic power by the novice Cūḷasumana when he tried to prevent him from drawing water for his teacher, and who afterward promised to supply the water whenever needed.

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