adjective noun “having a net,” ensnaring, deceptive:
- lit. a fisherman Ja.ii.178
- fig. usually in f -inī of tanhā (ensnarer, witch) SN.i.107 = Dhp.180; AN.ii.211 Thag.162, Thag.908; Dhs.1059; Vism.1; Dhs-a.363; cp Mhvs.i.166; Mhvs.iii.92.
The corpus record — Pali
jālinī
Jālin
adjective noun “having a net,” ensnaring, deceptive: lit. a fisherman Ja.ii.178 fig. usually in f -inī of tanhā (ensnarer, witch) SN.i.107 = Dhp.180 ; AN.ii.211 Thag.162 , Thag.908 ; Dhs.1059 ; Vism.1 ; Dhs-a.363 ; cp Mhvs.i.166 ; Mhvs.iii.92 .
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Where it lives
- Dhammapada 1 · 1.9/10k
- Digha Nikaya 1 · 0.07/10k
What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary
In the wild
- jālinī Dhammapada 180 (dhp180:1)
- jālino Digha Nikaya 30 (dn30:1.18.7)
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