Pāli Dictionary

vāsiṭṭha

approximate

vasiṭṭhastemasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • family name; a descendant of the Vasiṭṭha (brahmin) lineage

Compound structure

analyses: 3

vasaiṭṭha
  1. vasa

    power; authority; control; influence

  2. iṭṭha

    pleasing; agreeable; desirable; cherished; (as noun) what is pleasant, happiness, pleasure

vasiaṭṭha
  1. vasivasī

    mastering; having power; who is master (of); who has control (over)

  2. aṭṭha

    eight; the number eight

vasiiṭṭha
  1. vasivasī

    mastering; having power; who is master (of); who has control (over)

  2. iṭṭha

    pleasing; agreeable; desirable; cherished; (as noun) what is pleasant, happiness, pleasure

Encyclopedia

Vāseṭṭha2
Otherapproximatematched via “Vāsiṭṭha”

  • An ancient sage held in high esteem for his learning, counted among the originators of the Vedic hymns.

MN 95AN 7.52

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