Pāli Dictionary

vilepana

liprootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

lip2coat; smear

Synonyms

chadana, lepana, palepana, vāsana

general

  • an unguent; ointment; cosmetic cream applied to the skin

  • MN 27

    naccagītavāditavisūkadassanā paṭivirato hoti mālāgandhavilepanadhāraṇamaṇḍanavibhūsanaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti

  • AN 4.85

    so ca hoti dubbaṇṇo duddasiko okoṭimako bavh'ābādho kāṇo vā kuṇī vā khañjo vā pakkhahato vā, na lābhī annassa pānassa vatthassa yānassa mālāgandhavilepanassa seyyāvasathapadīpeyyassa.

  • the act of smearing, coating or anointing

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