1. ضهِ
feminine wisdom, only in Com. expl. of paññā: “dhi vuccati paññā” (exegesis of dhīra) at Mnd.44 = Ja.ii.140 = Ja.iii.38.
Sk. dhīḥ to didheti, cp. Av. dī to see, Goth. (filu-) deisei cunning. See also dhīra
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Dhī
Dhi
feminine wisdom, only in Com. expl. of paññā: “dhi vuccati paññā” (exegesis of dhīra) at Mnd.44 = Ja.ii.140 = Ja.iii.38 . Sk. dhīḥ to didheti, cp. Av. dī to see, Goth. (filu-) deisei cunning. See also dhīra
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- Dhammapada 2 · 3.81/10k
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2. ضهِ
indeclinable an excln of reproach & disgust: fie! shame! woe! (with acc. or gen.) SN.v.217 (read dhī taṃ for dhītaṃ); Dhp.389 (dhī = garahāmi Dhp-a.iv.148); Ja.i.507; Dhp-a.i.179 (haṃ dhī), Dhp-a.i.216 (variant reading BB but text has haṃdi). An inorganic r replaces the sandhi-cons. in dhī-r-atthu jīvitaṃ Snp.440; cp. Thag.1150; dhi-r-atthu jātiyā Ja.i.59.
Sk. dhik
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