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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vālavedhin (वालवेधिन्).—in Pāli hair-splitter, an archer (and fig. arguer) who hits a very fine mark; implied in Lalitavistara 181.7 (prose), where I would read vālākṣaṇadharmavedhī (ed. with no v.l. kālā°); see akṣaṇa-vedhin.

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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.

Pali-English dictionary

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

Vālavedhin refers to: (an archer) who can hit a hair J. I, 58 (akkhaṇa-vedhin+); Vism. 150; Mhvs 23, 86 (sadda-vedhin vijju-vedhin+). The abstr. °vedhā hitting a hair, at Vism. 150.—fig. an acute arguer, a hair-splitter; in standing phrase paṇḍitā nipuṇā kata-para-ppavādā vālavedhi-rūpā at D. I, 26; M. I, 176; II, 122; see explanation at DA. I, 117. (Page 610)

Note: vālavedhin is a Pali compound consisting of the words vāla and vedhin.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vedhin, Vala.

Full-text: Valakshana, Kalakshunnadharmavedhi, Akshanavedha, Akshanavedhin, Akkhanavedhin.

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