Pāli Dictionary

vaḍḍha1

vaḍḍhrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

vaḍḍh1croître

general

  • croissant; augmentant

  • augmenting; increasing

  • grandi; mûri (en âge)

  • 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 — nom propre de plusieurs personnages du canon, dont un moine arahant

  • 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

vaddh1croître

general

  • grandi; âgé; vénérable (en tant qu’aîné)

  • 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

  • augmente; grandit; se développe; prospère

  • 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

  • Un Licchavi qui, à l’instigation de ses amis, accusa faussement le moine Dabba Mallaputta d’adultère, fut puni par le Saṅgha, puis avoua et fut pardonné, probablement la même personne que le 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

  • Le fils d’un maître de maison de Bhārukaccha dont la mère quitta le foyer pour devenir une nonne arhat ; après qu’elle l’eut réprimandé pour lui avoir rendu visite mal vêtu, il fut si ému qu’il développa la vision pénétrante et atteignit l’état d’arhat.

  • 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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