Pāli Dictionary

vessa

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • वैश्य; प्राचीन भारतीय समाज की तीसरी वर्ण (व्यापारी और कृषक वर्ग)

  • member of the third social caste; merchant and agricultural class

  • Ud 5.5

    evam'eva kho, bhikkhave, cattāro vaṇṇā, khattiyā, brāhmaṇā, vessā, suddā te tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajitvā jahanti purimāni nāmagottāni, samaṇā sakyaputtiyā tv'eva saṅkhaṃ gacchanti

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