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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines

Gosts (peta):—cf. peta, yakkha; s. loka.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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

Peta, (pp of pa+ī, lit. gone past, gone before) dead, departed, the departed spirit. The Buddhistic peta represents the Vedic pitaraḥ (manes, cp. pitṛyajña), as well as the Brāhmaṇic preta. The first are souls of the “fathers, ” the second ghosts, leading usually a miserable existence as the result (kammaphala) or punishment of some former misdeed (usually avarice). They may be raised in this existence by means of the dakkhiṇā (sacrificial gift) to a higher category of mahiddhikā petā (alias yakkhas), or after their period of expiation shift into another form of existence (manussa, deva, tiracchāna). The punishment in the Nirayas is included in the peta existence. Modes of suffering are given S. II, 255; cp K. S. ii, 170 p. On the whole subject see Stede, Die Gespenstergeschichten des Peta Vatthu, Leipzig 1914; in the Peta Vatthu the unhappy ghosts are represented, whereas the Vimāna Vatthu deals with the happy ones.—1. (souls of the departed, manes) D. III, 189 (petānaṃ kālakatānaṃ dakkhiṇaṃ anupadassati); A. III, 43 (id.); I, 155 sq.; V, 132 (p. ñātisalohita); M. I, 33; S. I, 61=204; Sn. 585, 590, 807 (petā-kālakatā=matā Nd1 126); J. V, 7 (=mata C.); Pv. I, 57; I, 121; II, 610. As pubba-peta (“deceased-before”) at A. II, 68; III, 45; IV, 244; J. II, 360.—2. (unhappy ghosts) S. II, 255 sq.; Vin. IV, 269 (contrasted with purisa, yakkha & tiracchāna-gata); A. V, 269 (dānaṃ petānaṃ upakappati); J. IV, 495 sq. (yakkhā pisācā petā, cp. preta-piśācayoḥ MBhār. 13, 732); Vbh. 412 sq.; Sdhp. 96 sq.—manussapeta a ghost in human form J. III, 72; V, 68; VvA. 23. The later tradition on Petas in their var. classes and states is reflected in Miln. 294 (4 classes: vantāsikā, khuppipāsā, nijjhāma-taṇhikā, paradatt’ûpajīvino) & 357 (appearance and fate); Vism. 501=VbhA. 97 (as state of suffering, with narakā, tiracchā, asurā); VbhA. 455 (as nijjhāmataṇhikā, khuppipāsikā, paradatt’upajīvino). ‹-› 3. (happy ghosts) mahiddhikā petī Pv. I, 101; yakkha mahiddhika Pv IV. 154; Vimānapeta mahiddhika PvA. 145; peta mahiddhika PvA. 217. (Cp. BSk. pretamahardhika Divy 14).—f. petī Vin. IV, 20; J. I, 240; Pv. I, 62; PvA. 67 and passim. Vimānapetī PvA. 47, 50, 53 and in Vimāna-vatthu passim.—upapattika born as a peta PvA. 119.—katha (pubba°) tales (or talk) about the dead (not considered orthodox) D. I, 8, cp. DA. I, 90; A. V, 128.—kicca duty towards the deceased (i.e. death-rites) J. II, 5; DhA. I, 328.—rājā king of the Petas (i.e. Yama) J. V, 453 (°visayaṃ na muñcati “does not leave behind the realm of the Petaking”); C. expls by petayoni and divides the realm into petavisaya and kālakañjaka-asura-visaya.—yoni the peta realm PvA. 9, 35, 55, 68, 103 and passim.—loka the peta world Sdhp. 96.—vatthu a peta or ghost-story; N. of one (perhaps the latest) of the canonical books belonging to the Suttanta-Piṭaka KhA 12; DA. I, 178 (Aṅkura°). (Page 472)

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pēṭa (पेट).—m (pēṭa S through H) Properly the chamber, but more frequently the charge, of a gun. 2 The report of a gun. 3 f m (pēṭaṇēṃ) Kindling or taking fire, igniting. v ghē. 4 W Patting or beating in order to level and smoothen. 5 f W (pēṭī) A box or chest.

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pēṭā (पेटा).—m (pēṭa S through H Belly.) Sphere, compass, comprehension, including quality or power: e. g. that of the provincial or county town over the minor towns and villages, that of a key-fort over the circumjacent country, that of a person of authority over his subordinates. Ex. ēkā nagarācyā pēṭyānta śambhara gāṃva asatāta; mōṭhyā puruṣāsa āmantraṇa kēlēṃ mhaṇajē tyācyā pēṭyānta lāhanasāhana yētāta. 2 A division of country consisting of a number of small towns and villages; a subdivision of a paragaṇā or tālukā. See under dēśa. 3 A box-trap for tigers. 4 C (Or pēṭēṃ) A float composed of gourds &c. to cross rivers. 5 (Or pēṭā from H) A kind of gourd. 6 A bundle or head-load of thorny loppings or of uprooted plants (esp. of karaḍaī or harabharā or of barked ambāḍī or tāga): also a stack or heaped mass of such plants. 7 A cub of a tiger or lion. 8 Used by some, with the designating noun preceding, of the cub or whelp or young one (esp. as sleek and pretty) of a dog, cat, sow, hare &c. 9 In algebra. The side of an equation.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pēṭa (पेट).—m The charge of a gun. The report of a gun. m Kindling fire, igniting.

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pēṭā (पेटा).—m Sphere of influence; a subdivi- sion of a tālukā. A float composed of gourds &c. to cross rivers. A cub of a tiger or lion.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Peṭa (पेट).—(-ṭā, -ṭī -ṭam also)

1) A bag, basket

2) A chest.

3) A multitude.

4) A retinue, train.

-ṭaḥ The open hand with the fingers extended.

Derivable forms: peṭaḥ (पेटः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Peṭa (पेट).—mf. (-ṭaḥ-ṭā or -ṭī) A basket, a bag, a chest, a large basket. m.

(-ṭaḥ) The open hand with the fingers extended. E. piṭ to collect, ghañ and ṭāp affs.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Peṭa (पेट).—m., and f. ṭā and ṭī. A basket, bag, [Pañcatantra] 126, 2; 127, 1.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Peṭa (पेट).—[masculine] or [neuter], ā & ī [feminine] basket, bag.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Peṭa (पेट):—mf(ā, or ī)n. ([from] piṭa, °ṭaka, q.v.) a basket, bag, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) a multitude, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) a retinue, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) m. the open hand with the fingers expanded (= pra-hasta), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Peṭa (पेट):—[(ṭaḥ-ṭā-ṭī)] 1. m. 3. f. A basket.

[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Peṭa (पेट):—m. f. (peṭī) und n. [Amarakoṣa 3, 6, 7, 42.] Korb Erklärer zu [Amarakoṣa 3, 6, 7, 42.] peṭā [Amarakoṣa 2, 10, 30.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1015.] [Halāyudha 2, 157.] [NIDĀNA 1, 2, 3.] [BṚHADD.] bei [Sāyaṇa] zu [Ṛgveda 5, 78.] [Pañcatantra 127, 1. 221, 24. 222, 4.] vittapeṭī [126, 2.] bhūṣāpeṭī [KUVALAY. 105,b.] Nach den Erklärern zu [Amarakoṣa 3, 6, 7, 42] hat das Wort in den drei Geschlechtern auch die Bed. Menge und Gefolge. Das m. soll nach [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] = prahasta die ausgestreckte Hand sein.

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Peṭa (पेट):—, peṭā f.: kṛṣṭvā vastrāṇi peṭābhyaḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 62, 198.] vastra [195. 197. 200.] — Vgl. peḍā .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Peṭa (पेट):——

1) (*m.) f. ( ā und ī und (*n.) — a) Korb , Kästchen. — b) *Menge. — c) *Gefolge. —

2) *m. die Hand mit ausgestreckten Fingern.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Peṭa (पेट) [Also spelled pet]:—(nm) the belly, abdomen, stomach; womb; mind; the front side of a thing as opposed to the back (as [roṭī kā peṭa]); (fig.) livelihood; ~[poṃchanā] the last of a woman’s children (as •[beṭā] the last and the youngest son); ~[vālī] a pregnant woman; —[aiṃṭhanā] to have abdominal convulsions; to have an itch for disclosing a secret; —[kā] born of; —[kā gaharā] one who does not talk out secrets; who can contain secrets; —[kāṭanā] to save money by imposing self-restraint; —[kā cakkara/dhaṃdhā] business of earning a livelihood; —[kā pānī na pacanā] not to be able to keep/contain secrets; —[kā pānī na hilanā] to have no physical movement whatever, to be absolutely inert and static; —[kā halakā] one who cannot keep/contain secrets; —[kā hāla, — kī bāta] a secret, secrets stored within; —[kī āga/jvālā] the irresistible pangs of hunger; hunger; —[kī thāha lenā] to have an idea of one’s inmost feelings; to fathom the depth of one’s mind; —[kī āga bujhānā] to satisfy one’s hunger; to fill the stomach; —[kī thāha lenā] to probe into one’s mind; —[kī māra māranā] to deprive of bread; to deprive of the means of livelihood; —[kulabulānā] to be too hungry, to have abdominal uneasiness through hunger; —[kholanā] to talk out one’s mind; to reveal one’s secrets; to give vent to one’s grouses/resentments; —[giranā] to abort, to commit abortion; —[calanā] to suffer from diarrhoea; to have loose motions; —[chaṃṭanā] one’s paunch to be trimmed; —[para churī calānā/lāta māranā] to take the bread out of one’s mouth, to deprive one of means of livelihood; —[pālanā] to earn one’s living somehow; to subsist by effort; —[pīṭha se laganā, —pīṭha eka ho jānā] to be emaciated, to be reduced to a skeleton; ~[pūjā karanā] to serve the stomach, to fill the stomach; —[phūlanā] the abdomen to be swollen, the belly to bulge out; to be pregnant; not to be able to keep/contain a secret; —[baḍā honā] one’s demands to be enormous; —[bhārī honā] the stomach to be heavy (through indigestion); —[meṃ ghusanā] to delve deep into somebody’s mind; to develop intimate relations, to get out one’s secret; —[meṃ cūhe kūdanā/dauḍanā] to suffer the pangs of hunger; to be very hungry; —[meṃ ḍālanā], ([kucha]) to have something to eat, to fill the stomach; —[meṃ dāḍhī honā] to have an old head over young shoulders; to be very shrewd and cunning, to be seemingly simple but actually shrewd; —[rahanā] to become pregnant; —[se honā] to be in the family way, to be pregnant.

2) Peṭā (पेटा):—(nm) a sub-entry; abdomen, middle part of a thing; hull (of a ship),

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Starts with (+2): Peta Vatthu, Petaka, Petakalankara, Petakandaka, Petakapala, Petakicca, Petakopadesa, Petaloka, Petalu, Petanem, Petani, Petapala, Petara, Petarem, Petari, Petattana, Petavana, Petavani, Petavatthu, Petavika.

Ends with (+86): Abhyupeta, Acarapeta, Acaravyapeta, Acharavyapeta, Adhippeta, Ahipeta, Ajjhupeta, Anapeta, Anupeta, Apeta, Arnavapeta, Ashtangopeta, Asmanacapeta, Avyapeta, Bahupushpaphalopeta, Balopeta, Brahmapeta, Brahmopeta, Cakshurapeta, Capeta.

Full-text (+171): Petaka, Vittapeta, Petika, Preta, Ahipeta, Usukaraniya Sutta, Subhapeta, Petakandaka, Peda, Petalu, Vastrapeta, Petattana, Andabharigamakutaka Sutta, Amanusa, Gutha, Departed Spirits, Upapattika, Pettala, Mahalapeta, Pettivisaya.

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