adjective lawful, according to the Dh. or the rule; proper, fit, right permitted, legitimate, justified; righteous, honourable of good character, just, esp. an attr. of a righteous King (rājā cakkavattī dhammiko dhammarājā) DN.i.86; DN.ii.16; AN.i.109 = AN.iii.149; Ja.i.262, Ja.i.263; def. by Bdhgh as “dhammaṃ caratī ti dh.” (DN-a.i.237) & “dhammena caratī ti dh., ñāyena samena pavattalī ti” (ib. DN-a.249). Vin.iv.284; DN.i.103; SN.ii.280 (dhammikā kathā) SN.iii.240 (āhāra); SN.iv.203 (dhammikā devā, adh˚ asurā) AN.i.75; AN.iii.277; Snp.404; Dhp-a.ii.86 (dohaḷa); Dhp-a.iv.185 (˚lābha); Pv-a.25 (= suddha, manohara). Also as saha-dh˚; (esp. in conn. w. pañha, a justified, reasonable proper question: DN.i.94; SN.iv.299 in detail) Vin.iv.141; DN.i.161; DN.iii.115; AN.i.174
■ a˚; unjust, illegal etc. Vin.iv.285; SN.iv.203; AN.iii.243.
= Sk. dharmya, cp. dhammiya