Pāli Dictionary

thūla

thūlrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

thūl1be fat; be coarse

Synonyms

oḷārika

Antonyms

aṇu, kisa, aṇuka

general

  • massive; large; bulky

  • Kp 9

    ye keci pāṇabhūt'atthi, tasā vā thāvarā vanavasesā, dīghā vā y'eva mahantā vā, majjhimā rassakā aṇukathūlā.

  • Dhp 409

    yo'dha dīghaṃ va rassaṃ vā, aṇuṃ thūlaṃ subh'āsubhaṃ, loke adinnaṃ n'ādiyati, tam'ahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

  • gross; coarse

  • Dhp 31

    appamādarato bhikkhu, pamāde bhayadassi vā, saṃyojanaṃ aṇuṃ thūlaṃ, ḍahaṃ aggī'va gacchati.

  • Dhp 265

    yo ca sameti pāpāni, aṇuṃ thūlāni sabbaso, samitattā hi pāpānaṃ, samaṇo'ti pavuccati.

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