Pāli Dictionary
visāṇa1
general
horn (of an animal)
AN 9.11
seyyathā'pi, bhante, usabho chinnavisāṇo sūrato sudanto suvinīto rathiyāya rathiyaṃ siṅghāṭakena siṅghāṭakaṃ anvāhiṇḍanto na kiñci hiṃsati pādena vā visāṇena vā
AN 4.198
so puratthimena nagarassa navaṃ santh'āgāraṃ kārāpetvā kesamassuṃ ohāretvā khar'ājinaṃ nivāsetvā sappitelena kāyaṃ abbhañjitvā magavisāṇena piṭṭhiṃ kaṇḍuvamāno navaṃ santh'āgāraṃ pavisati, saddhiṃ mahesiyā brāhmaṇena ca purohitena.
Part of speech
adjective
general
having horns; horned
AN 9.11
seyyathā'pi, bhante, usabho chinnavisāṇo sūrato sudanto suvinīto rathiyāya rathiyaṃ siṅghāṭakena siṅghāṭakaṃ anvāhiṇḍanto na kiñci hiṃsati pādena vā visāṇena vā
visa1
approximatevia inflected form visāna · genitive plural
Part of speech
noun · neuter
general
poison; toxin; venom
Dhp 124
pāṇimhi ce vaṇo n'āssa, hareyya pāṇinā visaṃ, n'ābbaṇaṃ visam'anveti, n'atthi pāpaṃ akubbato.
SN 1.71
kodhaṃ jhatvā sukhaṃ seti, kodhaṃ jhatvā na socati, kodhassa visamūlassa, madhur'aggassa devate, vadhaṃ ariyā pasaṃsanti, tañ'hi jhatvā na socatī'ti.
visa2
approximatevia inflected form visāna · dative plural / genitive plural
Part of speech
adjective
general
poisoned; containing poison; venomous
Encyclopedia
The name of the kingdom ruled by Kuvera, from which he derives his name Vessavaṇa.
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