Pāli Dictionary

valāhaka1

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

megha

general

  • a cloud; rain cloud; thundercloud

  • AN 10.15

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, saradasamaye viddhe vigatavalāhake deve ādicco nabhaṃ abbhussakkamāno sabbaṃ ākāsagataṃ tamagataṃ abhivihacca bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca

valāhaka2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • name of King Mahāsudassana’s royal horse, all white with a crow-black head

  • SN 22.96

    tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhu, rañño sato khattiyassa muddh'āvasittassa caturāsītiassasahassāni ahesuṃ sovaṇṇ'ālaṅ'kārāni sovaṇṇaddhajāni hemajālapaṭicchannāni valāhak'āssarājappamukhāni.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Valāhaka
Other

  • A breed of horses said to supply the steed of a Universal Monarch, prized as the noblest among animals for carrying its rider safely away from danger.

Valāhaka2
Person

  • The name of King Mahāsudassana’s horse, entirely white with a crow-black head and dark mane.

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