Pāli Dictionary

pharusa

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

pāpaka, khara, kaṭuka, kakkasa, kakkhaḷa, lūkhasa

Antonyms

saṇha, saṇhena

general

  • rough; coarse; hard; stiff (of physical objects like cloth, wood, or skin)

ethics

  • harsh; rude; unkind; coarse (esp. of speech or manner; in doctrine, referring to harsh speech, pharusa-vācā)

  • Dhp 133

    m'āvoca pharusaṃ kañci, vuttā paṭivadeyyu taṃ, dukkhā hi sārambhakathā, paṭidaṇḍā phuseyyu taṃ.

  • Snp 4.14

    sutvā rusito bahuṃ vācaṃ, samaṇānaṃ vā puthujanānaṃ, pharusena ne na paṭivajjā, na hi santo paṭisenikaronti.

doctrine

  • violent; severe; sharp; cruel (of feeling, kamma, or its result)

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