Pasata, Pasa峁璦: 2 definitions
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Pasata means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypasata : (m.) a handful; 1/4th of a seer. || pasa峁璦 (pp. of pasarati) explained; strewn with.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPasa峁璦, (pp. of pa+蝉峁�) let out, produced D. III, 167; SnA 109 (conj. for pasava in explanation of pasuta). (Page 445)
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1) Pasata, 2 (nt.) (etym. ? Late Sk. p峁涐梗at or p峁涐梗ad a drop; cp. phusita1 rain-drop=p峁涐梗ata; BR. under p峁涐梗ant= pasata1, but probably dialectical & Non-Aryan) a small measure of capacity, a handful (seems to be applied to water only) J. I, 101 (掳matta峁� udaka峁�); IV, 201 (udaka掳); V, 382 (掳matta峁� p膩n墨ya峁�). Often redupl. pasata峁� pasata峁� 鈥渂y handfuls鈥� M. I, 245, J. V, 164. At DA. I, 298 it is closely connected with 蝉补谤腻惫补 (cup), as denoting the amount of a small gift. (Page 446)
2) Pasata, 1 (adj.) (Vedic p峁涐梗ant, f. p峁涐梗at墨) spotted, only in cpd. 掳miga spotted antelope J. V, 418 (v. l. pasada掳). The more frequent P. form is pasada掳, e.g. S. II, 279 (gloss pasata掳); J. V, 24, 416; VI, 537; SnA 82. (Page 445)
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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