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Abhidhānappadīpikāpāṭha -(Semantics Lamp Text)

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foot-blister, cracked heels. 326. Hernia is 'vātaṇḍaṃ', elephantiasis is heavy-footedness; Itch, itching, irritation, 'khajju' and itching also. 327. Scabies, eczema, itch, swelling is called 'sayathū'; Piles and hemorrhoids, vomiting is called 'vamathū'. 328. Burning sensation, feverish heat, mole, black mole; Cholera, thus great, purgation and fistula. 329. Diabetes, fever, cough, asthma, leprosy, colic, internal diseases; Said to be a physician, doctor, remover of disease, healer. 330. Surgeon, operator, treatment is remedy; Medicine, antidote also, 'bhesajaṃ' and 'osadhaṃ' also. 331. Healthy, free from illness, well, And 'kallo' is 'nirāmayo', The chapter on Humans is finished. 4. Catubbaṇṇavagga Khattiyavagga 332. Family, lineage, and progeny, birth, clan, succession; In women, offspring, and then castes, four, starting with Khattiyas. 333. Of good family, good person, virtuous, civilized, noble, of great family; King, lord of the earth, protector of the earth, ruler of the earth and lord of men. 334. Lord of the earth, protector of the world, lord of regions, lord of people; Lord of the country, god among men, lord of the land, enjoyer of the earth also. 335. Royal, warrior, Kshatriya, anointed, born from the arms; Universal monarch, wheel-turning king, other kings, lord of a province. Men are Licchavis and Vajjis, Sakyas are also Sakiyas; Bhaddakaccana (is mother of) Rahula, Mother Bimba Yasodhara. Whose treasure is less than a hundred crores; And daily expenditure of kahāpaṇas is twenty ambaṇas. Those great Khattiya families, have eighty crores of wealth; As treasure, and daily expenditure is ten ambaṇas. Whose great Brahmin families, have half of that as treasure; And householders, great families, would be wealthy in expenditure. A great minister, a chief, a wise one, a counselor; A companion, a secretary, a man, a general, a commander. For disputes of deposits, etc., an inspector, a judge; A doorkeeper, a gatekeeper, one at the door, a door guard. "Anīkaṭṭha" for kings, is considered a bodyguard group; A chamberlain, a sovidalla, a follower is a servant. An overseer, an officer, a treasurer is a money-changer; An enemy is one in an adjacent country, a friendly king is beyond that. An enemy, a foe, a hostile one, a rival, a hater, an enemy of beings; An opponent, a highwayman, an adversary, one against welfare. An enemy, an opponent, an adversary, a hostile one; A hater, seen as an enemy, compliance, following. A friend, a companion, an age-mate, a helper, a well-wisher, a friend; A close friend, a firm friend, an acquaintance, one merely seen. A spy, a secret agent, a traveler, a wayfarer, a wanderer; A messenger is a message-bearer, an astrologer is a soothsayer. A writer, a scribe, a letter is also a character; Division, punishment, conciliation, gifts, these are the four means (of statecraft). Instigation is also division, punishment is violence, restraint. Lord, minister, friend, treasury, fortress, territory, army; These seven are the constituents of a kingdom, and also the natural elements. Power, energy, and counsel, these are indeed the three powers; Power is the might born of force, and splendor is born of wealth. Counsel is also deliberation, that, four-eared, two... a secret-goer; A secret-goer is one with six ears, a secret is called a hidden thing. 353. In three senses: secluded, solitary, covered, secret, private; Trust is also confidence, Suitable is also expedient in three senses. 354. Admonition is also instruction, a man's teaching to avoid faults; Command is known as a rule, a summary is also a binding. 355. A fault is said to be an offense, a tax is called a tribute; A full vessel is a giver of satisfaction, a gift is also an offering. 356. Likewise, a bribe, a gift, an offering, a present; A toll is an unwomanly tax, a gumma (military post), etc., a due, an income of wealth. 357. A sunshade and an umbrella, a golden seat for kings; A lion-throne, and a yak-tail whisk, a fan for women. 358. A sword, an umbrella, a turban, sandals, a yak-tail whisk; These are the five royal insignia for kings. 359. A lucky pot, a full pot, a pitcher, a water-giver; Elephants, horses, chariots, infantry, that is the four-fold army. 360. An elephant, a tusker, an elephant, a tusker, a two-tusked one, a gaja; A nāga, a dvipa, an ibha, a danti, The chief of the herd is the herd-leader. 361. Kāḷāvaka, Gaṅgeyya, Paṇḍara, Tamba, and Piṅgala, Gandha; Maṅgala, Hema, Uposatha, Chaddanta, these are the elephant clans. 362. A young elephant and a young one, a rutting one, a roaring one; A herd of elephants is gajatā, a female elephant is a kareṇukā. 363. The frontal globe is the elephant's head-mass, the root of the ear is the cūlikā; The seat is on the shoulder region, the root of the tail is the mecaka. 364. A post for tying, a stake, a pillar, a fetter is unwomanly, a shackle; A chain in three senses, and a tumor, The rut is that ichor. 365. The trunk is in two senses, the hand, The tip of the trunk becomes the lotus-like part; The middle binding is the girth, the caparison is the covering, etc. 366. A royal mount, a royal vehicle, prepared and adorned; A spear is unwomanly in the foot, it may be a piercing thorn. 367. A goad is at the root of the ear, an ankus is on the forehead; An elephant-rider, an elephant-trainer, An elephant-keeper, an elephant-herder. o. 368. The elephant-trainer, or horse-trainer, is a charioteer. A horse, steed, courser, carrier, mount, and Sindhu horse. 369. A mule is a cross-breed of it. A noble one is known as thoroughbred. One that carries easily, well-trained, a colt is a young horse. 370. A nag is a wretched horse, a swift one is very fast. A bridle is a bit, a whip is for striking it. 371. A nose-rope is a halter, a mare is a female horse, a hoof is a hoof. A tail is not feminine, a tail, a bushy tail is a tail. 372. A chariot and a carriage are a phaeton, a chariot is for battle. Covered with hide, or tiger-skin, a leopard is a tiger or panther. 373. A palanquin is a travelling vehicle, a cart is not feminine. A wheel is called a chariot-part, its rim is feminine. 374. In its middle, the hub is the nave, the pole is the yoke-bearer. The axle-pin is feminine, the canopy is the chariot's protection. 375. The front part is the mouth of the chariot, its parts are the axle, the side-boards, and so on. A vehicle, a conveyance, a carriage, for all elephants and other mounts. 376. A charioteer is a driver, a charioteer and a guide. A chariot-rider is a charioteer, a warrior is a soldier. 377. A foot-soldier, an infantryman, is masculine, a pedestrian, a foot-traveller, is considered. Armour, a coat of mail, a cuirass, a breastplate. 378. A net, or armoured, ready, or mailed, is. Equipped, prepared, a forerunner, a vanguard. 379. A leader, a pioneer, a slow-walker is sluggish. Swift, quick, speedy, that which is to be conquered is called conquerable. 380. A hero, a brave one, is valiant, a companion, a follower, is equal. Equipped, and so on, in three genders, provisions are supplies. 381. An army, a host, a force, a troop, a division, a power, also. A formation, or an arrangement, a battle array is called a military formation. 382. An elephant is a twelve-cubit measure, a man, a horse, a chariot; by this characteristic of a four-cubit measure, they are measured. 383. Elephant troops, cavalry troops, chariot troops, three each; elephants and so on with weapons, infantry troops. four people. 384. Among sixty bamboo clumps, each with sixty staves; When pulverized by an army, it is called an akkhobhiṇī (a vast army). 385. Prosperity, success, fortune, and glory; misfortune, calamity; Also weapon, and spear, a tool for striking it shall be. 386. Thrown and not-thrown, not-thrown, and thrown by hand; Thrown by machine, all weapons are of these four kinds. 387. Thrown and not-thrown are staves, etc., not-thrown are daggers, etc.; Thrown by hand are javelins, etc., thrown by machine are arrows, etc. 388. A bow, a bow, a bow, a bow, a bow, a bow; Also a string, a bowstring, a bowstring, an arrow, a shaft, and a dart. 389. An arrow, a shaft, a dart (both genders), a razor-tipped arrow, a sharpener, an arrow; A quiver (feminine), a quiver, a quiver, a quiver, an arrow-holder. 390. A feather is a wing, a poisoned arrow, a venomous arrow it shall be; A target, a mark to be pierced, an arrow-mark, arrow practice is archery. 391. A curved sword is a scimitar, a sword, a saber, and a dagger; A scabbard (feminine) is its sheath, a hilt is the handle of a sword, etc. 392. A shield, a buckler, a hide, a small shield is a hand-guard; A dagger, a javelin, a small sword, a club is a mace. 393. A spear (feminine), a stake (masculine), an adze is a carpenter's tool (feminine); An axe (feminine), a battle-axe, a chisel is a stone-splitter. 394. A spear, a javelin, a discus, a spear, and a mace; Javelins, etc., are types of weapons, also a corner, a horse, a point (feminine). 395. Departure, going, journey, setting forth, going, movement; Powder, dust, fine dust, dust (feminine), and fine dust (both genders). 396. A bard is called a eulogist, a panegyrist is a praiser; A herald is an awakener, a bell-ringer is a bell-man. 397. A banner, a flag, a pennant, a banner, a standard, also; The egoism of one towards another, that is "I am I" it shall be. 398. Strength, power, might, energy, valor is great bravery; The drink of one victorious in battle, that is considered a victory drink. Battle, fight, and war, combat, conflict, struggle. Quarrel, dispute, strife, contention; fainting, delusion, force, violence, compulsion. Portent, unnatural phenomenon, which indicates good or bad; calamity, misfortune, trouble, danger. Wrestling, hand-to-hand combat; victory, triumph; defeat, rout in battle, flight, retreat. Killing, slaying, destruction,