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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Dhītar, and Dhītā (f.) (Sk. dhītā, orig. pp. of dhayati to suck (cp. Lat. filia): see dhāta & dhātī, inflūenced in inflection by Sk. duhitṛ, although etymologically different) daughter Th.2, 336 (in faith); J.I, 152, 253; VI, 366; Pv.I, 11⁵; DhA.III, 171, 176; PvA.16, 21, 61, 105. deva° a female deva (see deva) VvA.137 etc.; nattu° a granddaughter PvA.17; mātula° a niece PvA.55; rāja° a princess J.I, 207; PvA.74. In compⁿ dhītu.

—kkama one who is desirous of a daughter J.VI, 307 (=dhītu atthāya vicarati Com.; v. l. dhītu-kāma);—dhītā granddaughter PvA.16. (Page 341)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Dhītar (धीतर्) or Dhītara-dhītararā or Dhītā or Dhītrā.—(dhītar-, dhītara- dhītararā-, dhītā-, dhītrā-) (= Pali dhītar-, dhītā; Sanskrit duhitar-), daughter: (1) forms based on normal Sanskrit r-stem forms: n. sg. dhītā Mahāvastu i.36.10; 44.10 ff.; 302.6, 13; 304.8; 305.6; 349.2; 352.15; ii.97.6; 172.10; 441.8, etc.; dhīta, m.c., Lalitavistara 271.5 (verse); acc. sg. dhītaram Mahāvastu i.180.17; ii.88.16; 110.18 (v.l. °tāraṃ); 441.18; 442.1; 485.18; iii.9.1; 20.1; 23.14; gen. (abl.) sg. dhītur, °uḥ Mahāvastu i.36.14; 302.10; 306.8; 307.3; ii.444.11; dhītu (v.l. °uḥ; prose, before vowel) ii.458.18; n. pl. dhītaro Mahāvastu i.348.12; 355.16; 356.8; ii.490.9; iii.282.7, 13; 283.3, 8, 13; 285.15; 300.4; dhītaro used as acc. pl. Mahāvastu ii.490.11; iii.16.4; 285.11; (2) forms based on fem. ā-stem, starting from n. sg. dhītā: voc. sg. °te Mahāvastu ii.172.16; acc. sg. °tām Mahāvastu i.356.12; ii.65.6; 73.5; 337.18 (mss.); 442.3; 490.12; iii.146.8; oblique sg. °tāye Mahāvastu ii.66.1; 88.15; 263.16 (note duhituḥ 17); 444.9; 486.10; iii.39.7, 19; n. pl. dhīta, m.c. for °tā(ḥ) Lalitavistara 170.13; (3) stem dhītrā, § 13.15: (read) kula- dhītrāya, inst., Thomas ap. Hoernle, [Manuscript Remains of Buddhist literature found in Eastern Turkestan] 94.2; (4) forms based on stem dhītara-, abstracted from acc. sg. °ram, with masc. endings: n. sg. dhītaro Mahāvastu iii.88.18, 20; 89.12 (here Senart em. dhītā), 14; inst. °reṇa Mahāvastu iii.39.17; loc. (? § 13.37) dhītare Mahāvastu ii.65.17; acc. pl. °rāṃ Mahāvastu i.356.17 (in 18 °ro); °rāṃś caiva ii.367.21; (5) forms based on stem dhītarā-, fem.: acc. sg. °rām Mahāvastu iii.146.4; 284.3 (v.l. °raṃ), and read so with 1 ms. 284.17; oblique sg. [Page285-b+ 71] °rāya Mahāvastu ii.58.2 (loc.; mss., compare Pali Jātaka (Pali) 5.403.4—5), °rāye ii.111.14 (inst.); n. pl. °rāḥ Lalitavistara 53.1 (verse); acc. pl. °rā (for °rāḥ) Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 63.3 (verse); gen. pl. dhītarāṇaṃ Mahāvastu i.356.6 (prose).

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Dhitaradhitarara, Dhitarasa, Dhitaro Sutta.

Ends with: Abhibadhitar, Adhibadhitar, Badhitar, Patisedhitar, Vardhitar.

Full-text: Dhenu, Dhitaradhitarara, Dhita, Dhitra.

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