Pāli Dictionary

vāraṇa1

vārerootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

var1覆蓋；衣；制止

Synonyms

hatthi, hatthī, kuñjara, mātaṅga, gaja

general

  • 象；亦指一种（喙似象鼻的）秃鹫

  • an elephant; also a kind of eagle-like bird

  • Thag 18.1

    nīl'abbhakūṭasadisā, kūṭ'āgāravar'ūpamā, vāraṇa-abhirudā rammā, te selā ramayanti maṃ.

vāraṇa2

vṛrootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • 防止，障碍，抵抗

  • warding off, obstruction, resistance

varaṇa

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

var1覆蓋；衣；制止

general

  • 鱼木（一种树，学名 Crataeva roxburghii）

  • the tree Crataeva roxburghii (varaṇa/caper tree)

vara

approximate

varrootasuffix

via inflected form varāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

var1覆蓋；衣；制止

Synonyms

bhadda, seṭṭha, bhadra

Antonyms

avara

general

  • 优良的；最胜的；高贵的；尊贵的。

  • excellent; best; foremost; noble; princely.

  • SN 1.74

    vijjā uppatataṃ seṭṭhā, avijjā nipatataṃ varā, saṅgho pavajamānānaṃ, buddho pavadataṃ varo'ti.

  • SN 3.8

    tena kho pana samayena rājā pasenadi kosalo mallikāya deviyā saddhiṃ uparipāsādavaragato hoti. atha kho rājā pasenadi kosalo mallikaṃ deviṃ etadavoca, atthi nu kho te, mallike, koc'añño attanā piyataro'ti?

  • （作名词）恩惠；好意；祈愿；特赐之福。

  • (noun) wish; boon; favour; blessing.

  • Thag 7.2

    buddho ce me varaṃ dajjā, so ca labbhetha me varo, gaṇhe'haṃ sabbalokassa, niccaṃ kāyagataṃ satiṃ.

vāra

approximate

varrootasuffix

via inflected form vārāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

var1覆蓋；衣；制止

Synonyms

okāsa, otāra, caṅgavāra, avakāsa

general

  • 场合；机会；一回

  • occasion; opportunity; chance; a turn

  • 次数；反复；一遭

  • instance; repetition; a case, occurrence, or time (counting how often)

  • MN 102

    [yathā sassatavāre, tathā vitthāretabbaṃ]

  • 筛子；滤器

  • sieve; filter (from the sense of restraining/holding back)

  • MN 23

    brāhmaṇo evam'āha, ukkhipa dvidhāpathaṃ, abhikkhaṇa, sumedha, satthaṃ ādāyā'ti. abhikkhaṇanto sumedho satthaṃ ādāya addasa caṅgavāraṃ. caṅgavāro, bhadante'ti.

  • 篇章；节段

  • section; sub-section (of a text)

  • 星期日；一周中的某一天

  • day of the week

mind

  • （就心而言）转向；运作方式

  • (of the mind) a turn; way; workings — a particular course the mind takes

Encyclopedia

Vāraṇa
Person

  • 拘萨罗国的一位长老，目睹蛇与獴的殊死搏斗后深感忧伤，向佛陀求教并因其开示而证得阿罗汉果。

  • An elder of Kosala who, distressed after witnessing a deadly fight between snakes and mongooses, sought the Buddha’s counsel and attained Arahantship through his teaching.

Thag 3.7

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