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Abhidhānappadīpikāpāṭha -(Semantics Lamp Text)

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Nemindhara, Vinataka, Assakaṇṇa are the principal mountains. (Breaking lines for better rhythm) 27. Mandākinī tathā’kāsa, gaṅgā suranadī pyatha; -> Mandākinī, likewise, The sky-Gaṅgā, And the celestial river. (Breaking for rhythm) 28. Koviḷāro tathā pāri, cchattako pārijātako; Kapparukkho tu santānā, dayo devaddumā siyuṃ. -> Koviḷāra, likewise, Pāricchattaka, Pārijātaka; Kapparukkha, Santāna and others Are divine trees. (Breaking for rhythm) 29. Pācī patījhu’ dīci’tthī, pubba pacchima uttarā; Disātha dakkhiṇā’ pācī, vidisā’nudisā bhave. -> Pācī, Patīci, Udīci are feminine; Pubba, Pacchima, Uttara, And Dakkhiṇā are directions; Vidisā and Anudisā Are intercardinal directions. (Breaking for rhythm. Re-confirming 'pācī' in the second line. If it's 'apācī', it's West. If it's 'pācī', it's East. The list is already Pubba (East), Pacchima (West), Uttara (North), Dakkhiṇā (South). So 'pācī' again seems redundant. It's possible it's just listing synonyms or different grammatical forms. I'll stick to 'Pācī' as East, as it's written.) 30. Erāvato [erāvaṇo (sī.), amarakose pana erāvato eva atthi] puṇḍarīko, vāmano kumudo’ ñjano; Pupphadanto sabbabhummo, suppatīko disāgajā. -> Erāvata, Puṇḍarīka, Vāmana, Kumuda, Añjana; Pupphadanta, Sarvabhauma, Suppatīka are the directional elephants. (Breaking for rhythm) 31. Dhataraṭṭho ca gandhabbā, dhipo, kumbhaṇḍasāmi tu; Viruḷhako, virūpakkho, tu nāgādhipatīrito. -> Dhataraṭṭha is the lord of Gandharvas, And Viruḷhaka is the lord of Kumbhaṇḍas; Virūpakkha is called The lord of Nāgas. (Breaking for rhythm) 32. Yakkhādhipo vessavaṇo, kuvero naravāhano; Aḷakā[alakā (amarakosa)]ḷakamandāssa, purī, paharaṇaṃ gadā; Catuddisāna madhipā, pubbādīnaṃ kamā ime. -> Vessavaṇa, Kuvera, Naravāhana Is the lord of Yakkhas; Aḷakā, Aḷakamandā are his cities, His weapon is the mace; These are the lords of the four directions, In order from the East. (Breaking for rhythm) 33. Jātavedo sikhī joti, pāvako dahano’ nalo; Hutāvaho’ ccimā dhūma, ketva’ggi gini bhānumā. -> Jātaveda, Sikhī, Joti, Pāvaka, Dahana, Anala; Hutāvaha, Accimā, Dhūmaketu, Aggi, Gini, Bhānumā. (Breaking for rhythm) 34. Tejo dhūmasikho vāyu, sakho ca kaṇhavattanī; Vessānaro hutāso tha, sikhājāla’cci cāpume. -> Teja, Dhūmasikha, Vāyusakha, And Kaṇhavattanī; Vessānara, Hutāsa, Sikhājāla, Acci are masculine. (Breaking for rhythm) 35. Vipphuliṅgaṃ phuliṅgañca, bhasmā [‘bhasmā’ tipadaṃ rājādigaṇe pariyāpannaṃ (rūpasiddhi-uṇādi), bhasmaṃ (sī.)] tu seṭṭhi chārikā; -> Vipphuliṅga and Phuliṅga are sparks; Bhasmā, Seṭṭhi, Chārikā are ash. (Breaking for rhythm) 36. Kukkuḷo tu’ṇhabhasmasmi, maṅgāro’lāta mummukaṃ [tikaṃ dittakaṭṭhādindhane (ṭīkā)]; -> Kukkuḷa is hot ash; Maṅgāra, Alāta, Mummuka are glowing embers. (Breaking for rhythm) Looks good. I've maintained the segment structure (e.g., 22., 23., etc.) and broken lines within segments to reflect a chant-like rhythm where appropriate, while keeping the meaning. I've removed all Pāli and notes.But it is not considered an assembly. 22. Vejayanta is his chariot, Mātali is called the charioteer; Erāvaṇa is the elephant, Paṇḍu and Kambala are the stone seats. 23. Suvīra and others are the sons, Nandā is the pond; Nandana, Missaka, Citta, Latā, Phārusaka are the groves. 24. Asani is feminine, Kulisa and Vajira are neuter for thunderbolt; Accharā is said to be feminine, Rambhā, Alambusā and others; Are celestial women, And Gandharvas are Pañcasikha and others. 25. Vimāna is masculine, Byamha is neuter for celestial palace; Pīyūsa, Amata, Sudhā are nectar; Sineru, Meru, Tidiva, Dhāra, Neru, and Sumeru. 26. Yugandhara, Īsadhara, Karavīka, Sudassana; Nemindhara, Vinataka, Assakaṇṇa are the principal mountains. 27. Mandākinī, likewise, The sky-Gaṅgā, And the celestial river. 28. Koviḷāra, likewise, Pāricchattaka, Pārijātaka; Kapparukkha, Santāna and others Are divine trees. 29. Pācī, Patīci, Udīci are feminine; Pubba, Pacchima, Uttara, And Dakkhiṇā are directions; Vidisā and Anudisā Are intercardinal directions. 30. Erāvata, Puṇḍarīka, Vāmana, Kumuda, Añjana; Pupphadanta, Sarvabhauma, Suppatīka are the directional elephants. 31. Dhataraṭṭha is the lord of Gandharvas, And Viruḷhaka is the lord of Kumbhaṇḍas; Virūpakkha is called The lord of Nāgas. 32. Vessavaṇa, Kuvera, Naravāhana Is the lord of Yakkhas; Aḷakā, Aḷakamandā are his cities, His weapon is the mace; These are the lords of the four directions, In order from the East. 33. Jātaveda, Sikhī, Joti, Pāvaka, Dahana, Anala; Hutāvaha, Accimā, Dhūmaketu, Aggi, Gini, Bhānumā. 34. Teja, Dhūmasikha, Vāyusakha, And Kaṇhavattanī; Vessānara, Hutāsa, Sikhājāla, Acci are masculine. 35. Vipphuliṅga and Phuliṅga are sparks; Bhasmā, Seṭṭhi, Chārikā are ash. 36. Kukkuḷa is hot ash; Maṅgāra, Alāta, Mummuka are glowing embers. Fuel stick, and wood, Clinging, and also fuel. 37. And then, light, and brightness, World-light, sunshine, are similar; Wind, breeze, air, Wind, breath, breeze; Scent-bearer, likewise wind, Breeze, and ever-moving. 38. These are six kinds of wind: Upward-going, and downward-going, likewise; In the belly, and in the abdomen, Following the in-breath and the limbs. 39. And then, out-breath is exhalation, In-breath is called inhalation. 40. Speed, swiftness, quickness, quick, Indeed fast, hurried, light; Quickly, swiftly, quickly, and also, Delayed, and also quickly. 41. Constantly, always, unceasingly, Unceasing, continuous, and unceasing, and constant; Very much, excessive, and firm, Intense, absolute, excessive, strong; Beginning with 'khippa', in the eunuch, in things, Those that go in things, which are in them, in three. 42. Ungraspable, indeed desire, and mind-born, Infatuator exists; End-maker, and controller, And evil one, and lord of creatures. 43. Kinsman of the heedless, and dark one, Māra, Namuci, indeed his; Craving, Discontent, Passion, are daughters, Elephant, indeed Girimekhalo. 44. King Yama, and Vesāyī, Yama, his eye-weapon; Vepacitti, and Puloma, Kimpurisa, indeed Kinnara. 45. Sky, space, sun-path, Sky, cloud, firmament, atmosphere; Sky, and wind-path, Space, in feminine, sky. 46. Sky, air, star, Path, path of the gods, sky. 47. Cloud, rain-cloud, cloud, Rain-god, water-bearer, dense cloud; Stream-bearer, and cloud, Water-bearer, likewise water-giver. 48. Cloud, in three (genders), and then rain, Raining, rain, in the feminine gender; Hundred-streaked flash, lightning, Lightning, and fleeting light. 49. In the sound of clouds, indeed thunder, Roaring, and so on with sound; Indra's weapon, Indra's bow, Wind-scattered water spray. 50. Downpour, stream, falling, Hail, indeed dense stone; Bad weather, in a cloud-covered day, Covering, and concealment. 51. Concealment, disappearance, Covering, and coverings; Moon, and moon, star-king, Soma, night-maker. 52. Lord of herbs, cool-rayed, Hare-marked, moon, hare-marked; Cool-rayed, lord of night. ho, the moon, and the moon-king, are not masculine. 53. A kalā is a sixteenth part, a bimba is a circle; Aḍḍha is half, upaḍḍha is a quarter, and khaṇḍa is a part, sakala is whole, these are masculine. 54. Addha is said of equal parts, pasāda is clearness; Komudī, candikā, juṇhā are moonlight, kanti, sobhā, juti, cchavi are beauty. 55. Kalaṅka, lañchana, lakkha are a mark, aṅka, abhiññāṇa, lakkhaṇa are a distinguishing mark; Cihana is also a mark, sobhā is beauty, paramā, susamā are excellent beauty. 56. Sīta is coldness, in qualities, guṇiliṅgā; sīta, sisira, sītalā are cold; Hima, tuhina, mussāva, nīhāra, mahikā are frost. 57. Nakkhatta, joti, bhaṃ, tārā are a star, in neuter; tāraka, uḷu are a star, in masculine. 58. Assayuja, bharaṇī are feminine, sakattikā, rohiṇī are also; Migasira, maddā, punabbasu, phussa, āsilesa also. 59. Māghā, phaggunī are two, hatthā, cittā, svāti also; Visākhā, anurādhā, jeṭṭhā, mūlā, āsāḷhā are two likewise. 60. Savaṇa, dhaniṭṭhā, satabhisaja, pubba-uttarabhaddapadā; Revatī also, in order, are twenty-seven constellations. 61. Sobbhānu is called Rāhu, sūra and others are the nine planets; Rāsi, beginning with mesa, bhaddapadā, poṭṭhapadā are the same. 62. Ādicca, sūriya, sūra, sataraṃsi, divākara; Verocana, dinakara, uṇharaṃsi, pabhaṅkara. 63. Aṃsumālī, dinapati, tapana, ravi, bhānumā; Raṃsimā, bhākara, bhānu, akka, sahassaraṃsi. 64. Raṃsi, ābhā, pabhā, ditti, ruci, bhā, juti, dīdhiti are a ray; Marīci, in both genders, bhānvaṃsu, mayūkha, kiraṇa, kara are a ray. 65. Paridhi, parivesa are a halo, marīci is a mirage; Sūrassodayato pubbuṭṭhitaraṃsi is the dawn. 66. Kāla, addhā, samaya, velā are time, Its divisions are khaṇa and others; A khaṇa is the time of ten finger-snaps, Ten khaṇas make a laya. 67. Ten layas make a khaṇalaya, Ten of these are a muhutta; Ten khaṇamuhuttas are a divasa, ahaṃ, dina are a day. 68. Pabhāta, vibhāta, paccūsa, kalla are morning; Abhidosa, padosa are evening, Sāya, sañjhā are evening, dina is day Destruction. 69. Night, and night, night, The three-watch night, the covering night; Moonlight is with the moon, Darkness-filled is the dark night. 70. Midnight, middle night, Half-night, great night; Darkness, gloom (feminine), Darkness, obscurity is held. 71. Thus, four-fold darkness: The fourteenth of the dark fortnight; A dense forest, a thick cloud, A mass, and midnight. 72. Utter darkness, thick darkness, A watch, a period, so named; The first day, the second, The third, etc., are lunar days, "That which protects" is tithi, From tā + iti (ṇvādi) in two genders. 73. The fifteenth, the fifteenth, The full moon day, the full moon; The new moon day, the new moon day, In feminine, the other fifteenth. 74. Sixty ghaṭikās make a day and night, A fortnight is those fifteen; Those are the former and latter, the bright, And the dark; a month is those two. 75. Citta, Vesākha, and Jeṭṭha, Sāḷha and Sāvaṇa (in two forms); Poṭṭhapāda and Assayuja, Twelve months, Kattika. 76. Māgasira, likewise Phussa, In order, Māgha, Phagguṇa;