Khalunka, Khaluṅka: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

khaluṅka : (m.) an inferior horse which is hard to manage.

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

Khaluṅka, (adj. fr. khala in caus. sense of khaleti, to shake. In formation=khalaṅga›khalaṅka›khaluṅka, cp. kulūpaka for kulūpaga) only applied to a horse= shaking, a shaker, racer (esp. as java A. I, 287), fig. of purisa at Aṅguttara passages. Described as bold and hard to manage A. IV, 190 sq.; as a horse which cannot be trusted and is inferior to an ājānīya (a thoroughbred) A. V, 166. Three kinds at A. I, 287 sq. =IV. 397 sq. In expl. of vaḷavā (mare) at J. I, 180=sindhavakule ajāto khaluṅk’asso; as vaḷavā khaḷuṅkā J. I, 184.—Der. khaluṅkatā in a°, not shaking, steadiness VvA. 278. (Page 235)

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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.

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