Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

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vettavatī
  1. vetta

    cane, rattan; a twig or rod (also used for flogging)

  2. vatīvati

    fence; enclosure

Encyclopedia

2 entries

  • A river, probably in the kingdom of Mejjha, on whose banks the sage Mātaṅga lived in the Mātaṅga Jātaka, identified with the modern Betuva river.

  • A channel, named after the same river, that branched off from the reservoir Parakkamasamudda.

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