Pāli Dictionary

vaḍḍha1

vaḍḍhrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

vaḍḍh1wachsen

general

  • zunehmend; wachsend

  • augmenting; increasing

  • herangewachsen; gereift (dem Alter nach)

  • grown up; raised, matured (in years)

  • MN 99

    taṃ, kiṃ maññasi māṇava, idh'assa puriso naḷakāragāme jātavaḍḍho, tam'enaṃ naḷakāragāmato tāva'd'eva avasaṭaṃ naḷakāragāmassa maggaṃ puccheyyuṃ

vaḍḍha2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Vaḍḍha — Eigenname mehrerer Gestalten im Kanon, darunter ein Arahant-Mönch

  • Vaḍḍha — proper name of several figures in the canon, including an arahant monk

  • Thig 9.1

    mā su te vaḍḍha lokamhi, vanatho āhu kudācanaṃ, mā puttaka punappunaṃ, ahu dukkhassa bhāgimā.

vaddha

approximate

vaddhrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

vaddh1wachsen

general

  • erwachsen, gewachsen; alt; ehrwürdig (als Ältester)

  • grown up; old; venerable, respected (as an elder)

  • MN 99

    taṃ, kiṃ maññasi māṇava, idh'assa puriso naḷakāragāme jātavaddho, tam'enaṃ naḷakāragāmato tāva'd'eva avasaṭaṃ naḷakāragāmassa maggaṃ puccheyyuṃ

vaḍḍhati

vaḍḍhroot

via inflected form vaḍḍha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

vaḍḍheti, pabbati, pavaḍḍhati, rūhati, udeti, virūhati, brūheti

general

  • nimmt zu; wächst; entwickelt sich; gedeiht

  • increases; grows; develops; prospers

  • Dhp 152

    appassut'āyaṃ puriso, balibaddho'va jīrati, maṃsāni tassa vaḍḍhanti, paññā tassa na vaḍḍhati.

  • SN 35.95

    tassa vaḍḍhanti vedanā, anekā rūpasambhavā, abhijjhā ca vihesā ca, cittam'ass'ūpahaññati, evaṃ ācinato dukkhaṃ, ārā nibbānam'uccati.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Vaḍḍha
Person

  • Ein Licchavi, der auf Anstiftung seiner Freunde den Mönch Dabba Mallaputta fälschlich des Ehebruchs beschuldigte, vom Saṅgha bestraft wurde, dann gestand und Vergebung erhielt — wahrscheinlich dieselbe Person wie der Thera Vaḍḍhamāna.

  • A Licchavi who falsely accused the monk Dabba Mallaputta of adultery at his friends’ instigation, was punished by the Saṅgha, then confessed and was forgiven, probably the same person as the elder Vaḍḍhamāna.

Vaḍḍha2
Person

  • Der Sohn eines Hausvaters aus Bhārukaccha, dessen Mutter das Haus verließ, um eine Arahant-Nonne zu werden; nachdem sie ihn wegen unschicklicher Kleidung bei einem Besuch getadelt hatte, war er so bewegt, dass er Einsicht entwickelte und die Arahantschaft erlangte.

  • A householder’s son of Bhārukaccha whose mother left home to become an Arahant nun; after she rebuked him for visiting her improperly dressed, he was so moved that he developed insight and attained Arahantship.

Thag 5.5

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