Pāli Dictionary

upadhāna1

upaprefixdhārootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

dhā1ස්ථානය; සහාය

Synonyms

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

general

  • කොට්ටය, හිස් අගුරුව

  • a pillow, cushion; head-rest

  • බහාලුමක්, රඳවනයක්

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

upadhāna2

upaprefixdhārootanasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • ඇති කරන, පවත්වන (උදා. දුක ඇති කරන)

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

  • Dhp 291

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

  • කොට්ට සහිත

  • 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.

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