Pāli Dictionary

vaṅka

vañcrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

vañc8sein gebogen sein; täuschen

Synonyms

bhogga, kuṭila, kujja

general

  • gekrümmt; krumm; unehrlich

  • bent; crooked; curved; distorted; dishonest

  • AN 3.36

    āsītikaṃ vā nāvutikaṃ vā vassasatikaṃ vā jātiyā jiṇṇaṃ gopānasivaṅkaṃ bhoggaṃ daṇḍaparāyaṇaṃ pavedhamānaṃ gacchantaṃ

  • Haken; Angelhaken; Flussbiegung

  • a hook; fish-hook; a bend (e.g. of a river); a crooked part; distortion

  • MN 5

    aho vat'āyaṃ samīti yānakāraputto imissā nemiyā imañ'ca vaṅkaṃ imañ'ca jimhaṃ imañ'ca dosaṃ taccheyya, ev'āyaṃ nemi apagatavaṅkā apagatajimhā apagatadosā suddhā assa sāre patiṭṭhitā'ti.

  • DN 21

    tayi gedhitacitto'smi, cittaṃ vipariṇāmitaṃ, paṭigantuṃ na sakkomi, vaṅkaghasto'va ambujo.

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