Pāli Dictionary

vaṭṭani

approximate

vaṭṭrootanisuffix

via inflected form vaṭṭaniyā · instrumental singular / dative singular / ablative singular / genitive singular / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • a ball; a marble; a round object

  • Thig 14.1

    vaṭṭani'r'iva koṭar'ohitā, majjhe pubbuḷakā sāssukā, pīḷakoḷikā c'ettha jāyati, vividhā cakkhuvidhā ca piṇḍitā.

vattanī

approximate

vattrootanīsuffix

via inflected form vattaniyā · instrumental singular / dative singular / ablative singular / genitive singular / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

vatt1be; proceed

Synonyms

vīthi

general

  • path; road; track; trail

  • SN 3.1

    pahūtabhakkhaṃ jālinaṃ, pāvakaṃ kaṇhavattaniṃ, daharo'ti n'āvajāneyya, na naṃ paribhave naro.

Encyclopedia

Vattaniya
Person

  • A hermitage, possibly used as a generic name for more than one site, associated with the teachers Rohaṇa and Assagutta who trained Nāgasena, and the scene of a miracle in which a pool’s water took on the taste of curds before meals.

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