Pāli Dictionary

teja

tijrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun

Root

tij8be sharp; be hot

Synonyms

tibba, nibbedhika, kaṇḍaka, tikkha, tikhiṇa

doctrine

  • fire; heat; the fire element (as one of the four great elements)

general

  • radiance; splendour; power; glory; majesty

  • (as adjective) keen; sharp; piercing; fierce

  • Thag 19.1

    kadā nu paññāmayam'uggatejaṃ, satthaṃ isīnaṃ sahas'ādiyitvā, māraṃ sasenaṃ sahasā bhañjissaṃ, sīh'āsane taṃ nu kadā bhavissati.

  • SN 35.238

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, cattāro āsīvisā uggatejā ghoravisā. atha puriso āgaccheyya jīvitu'kāmo amaritu'kāmo sukhakāmo dukkhappaṭikūlo.

  • poison; venom

cosmology

  • the sun

tejas

tijrootassuffix

via inflected form teja · nominative plural / ablative singular / vocative singular · plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

tij8be sharp; be hot

Synonyms

sikhī, santāpa, vaccas

cosmology

  • fire; flame; heat; the element of fire

general

  • radiance; glory; splendour; power; fiery energy; majesty

  • AN 10.69

    imesam'pi candimasūriyānaṃ evaṃmah'iddhikānaṃ evaṃmah'ānubhāvānaṃ tejasā tejaṃ pariyādiyeyyātha, ko pana vādo aññatitthiyānaṃ paribbājakānan'ti!

  • Snp 5.12

    bhagavā hi kāme abhibhuyya iriyati, ādicco'va pathaviṃ tejī tejasā, parittapaññassa me bhūripañña, ācikkha dhammaṃ yam'ahaṃ vijaññaṃ, jātijarāya idha vippahānaṃ.

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