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Kadariya
adjective mean, miserly, stingy, selfish; usually explained by thaddhamaccharī ( Pv-a.102 ; Dhp-a.iii.189 , Dhp-a.iii.313 ), and mentioned with maccharī , freq. also with paribhāsaka SN.i.34 , SN.i.96 ; AN.ii.59 ; AN.iv.79 sq.; Dhp.177 , Dhp.223 ; Ja.v.273 ; Snp.663 ; Vv.29#5 . As cause of Peta birt
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adjective mean, miserly, stingy, selfish; usually explained by thaddhamaccharī (Pv-a.102; Dhp-a.iii.189, Dhp-a.iii.313), and mentioned with maccharī, freq. also with paribhāsaka SN.i.34, SN.i.96; AN.ii.59; AN.iv.79 sq.; Dhp.177, Dhp.223; Ja.v.273; Snp.663; Vv.29#5. As cause of Peta birth freq. in Pv., e.g. Pv.i.9#3; Pv.ii.7#7; Pv.iv.1#48; Pv-a.25, Pv-a.99, Pv-a.236
■ (nt.) avarice stinginess, selfishness, grouped under macchariya Dhs.1122; Snp.362 (with kodha).
cp. Sk. kadarya, kad + arya?
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