Pāli Dictionary

upadhāna1

upaprefixdhārootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

dhā1setzen; stützen

Synonyms

ādhāra, bibbohana, bimbohana, ādhāna, paṭiggaha, nidhāna, piṭhara, upādhi

general

  • Kissen, Polster

  • a pillow, cushion; head-rest

  • Behälter, Gefäß

  • a receptacle, container (something placed to hold something else)

upadhāna2

upaprefixdhārootanasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • verursachend, auferlegend (z. B. Leid verursachend)

  • causing, imposing, inflicting (esp. in compounds like dukkh-upadhāna “causing suffering”)

  • Dhp 291

    paradukkha-upadhānena, attano sukham'icchati. verasaṃsaggasaṃsaṭṭho, verā so na parimuccati.

  • mit Kissen versehen

  • furnished with cushions, having pillows

  • MN 12

    seyyathā'pi, sāriputta, pāsādo, tatr'āssa kūṭ'āgāraṃ ullitt'āvalittaṃ nivātaṃ phusit'aggaḷaṃ pihitavātapānaṃ. tatr'āssa pallaṅko gonak'atthato paṭik'atthato paṭalik'atthato kadalimigapavarapaccattharaṇo sauttaracchado ubhato-lohitaka-upadhāno.

Found an error in the dictionary?