Pāli Dictionary
cosmology
a god; deity (opp. asura)
DN 30
akkodhañ'ca adhiṭṭhahi adāsi, dānañ'ca vatthāni sukhumāni succhavīni, purimatarabhave ṭhito abhivissaji, mahim'iva suro abhivassaṃ.
Part of speech
adjective
Root
sur1shine; be supreme
general
valiant; courageous; bold; heroic
MN 91
parosahassaṃ kho pan'assa puttā bhavanti sūrā vīr'aṅgarūpā parasenappamaddanā. so imaṃ pathaviṃ sāgarapariyantaṃ adaṇḍena asatthena dhammena abhivijiya ajjhāvasati.
SN 1.33
yo pāṇabhūtāni aheṭhayaṃ caraṃ, par'ūpavādā na karonti pāpaṃ, bhīruṃ pasaṃsanti na hi sūraṃ, bhayā hi santo na karonti pāpan'ti.
general
a hero; a champion; a warrior; a valiant man
AN 10.69
nigamakathaṃ nagarakathaṃ janapadakathaṃ itthikathaṃ sūrakathaṃ visikhākathaṃ kumbhaṭṭhānakathaṃ pubbapetakathaṃ nānattakathaṃ lok'akkhāyikaṃ samudd'akkhāyikaṃ itibhav'ābhavakathaṃ iti vāti
Snp 4.8
sūro yathā rājakhādāya puṭṭho, abhigajjam'eti paṭisūram'icchaṃ, yen'eva so tena palehi sūra, pubb'eva n'atthi yadidaṃ yudhāya.
courage; valour; bravery
SN 48.51
seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, ye keci tiracchānagatā pāṇā, sīho migarājā tesaṃ aggam'akkhāyati, yadidaṃ, thāmena javena sūrena, evam'eva kho, bhikkhave, ye keci bodhipakkhiyā dhammā, paññ'indriyaṃ tesaṃ aggam'akkhāyati, yadidaṃ, bodhāya.
sūra3
approximatePart of speech
noun · masculine
general
the sun
Part of speech
noun · feminine
Root
sur1shine; be supreme
ethics
distilled liquor; intoxicating spirits (as opposed to fermented meraya)
MN 36
na saṅkittīsu na yattha sā upaṭṭhito hoti na yattha makkhikā saṇḍasaṇḍacārinī, na macchaṃ na maṃsaṃ na suraṃ na merayaṃ na thus'odakaṃ pivanti.
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