Vaggu: 3 definitions
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Vaggu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvaggu : (adj.) lovely; pleasant.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVaggu, (adj.) (cp. Vedic valgu, fr. valg; frequent in combination with vadati “to speak lovely words”) lovely, beautiful, pleasant, usually of sound (sara) D. II, 20 (°ssara); S. I, 180, 190; Sn. 350, 668; Vv 53, 361, 364 (°rūpa), 5018 (girā), 636, 6410 (ghoso suvaggu), 6420, 672, 8417; Pv. I, 113; II, 121; III, 34; J. II, 439; III, 21; V, 215; Sdhp. 245. The foll. synonyms are frequently given in VvA. & PvA. as explanations of vaggu: abhirūpa, cāru, madhura, rucira, savanīya, siniddha, sundara, sobhaṇa.
—vada of lovely speech or enunciation Sn. 955 (=madhura-vada, pemaniya-vada, hadayaṅgama°, karavīkaruda-mañju-ssara Nd1 446). (Page 591)
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryVaggu (वग्गु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Valgu.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vagguda, Vagguhya, Vagguli, Vagguli Vatthu, Vaggulika, Vaggumli, Vaggumpha, Vaggumuda, Vagguna, Vagguposatha, Vaggupti, Vaggura, Vagguriya, Vagguvada.
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