Pāli Dictionary

visāṇa1

approximate

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

siṅga

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.

visāṇa2

approximate

visāṇastemasuffix

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

approximate

via 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

approximate

via inflected form visāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • poisoned; containing poison; venomous

Encyclopedia

Visānā
Place

  • The name of the kingdom ruled by Kuvera, from which he derives his name Vessavaṇa.

DN 32

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