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kallaṁ

Kalla

masculine neuter ashes Ja.iii.94 (for kalala), also in --vassa a shower of ashes Ja.iv.389 .

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1. ٍَللَ

masculine neuter ashes Ja.iii.94 (for kalala), also in --vassa a shower of ashes Ja.iv.389.

2. ٍَللَ

adjective

  1. well, healthy, sound Vin.i.291.
  2. clever, able, dexterous Mil.48 Mil.87.
  3. ready, prepared Ja.ii.12, cp
    citta.
  4. fit proper, right SN.ii.13 (pañha)

nt. kallaṃ it is proper befitting (with inf. or inf- substitute): vacanāya proper to say DN.i.168, DN.i.169; AN.i.144; abhinandituṃ DN.ii.69
kallaṃ nu [kho] is it proper? MN.iii.19; SN.iv.346; Mil.25
. 1 not well, unfit Thig.439, cp. Thag-a.270. 2 unbecoming, unbefitting DN.ii.68; Ja.v.394.

  • -kāya sound (in body), refreshed Vin.i.291;
  • -kusala of sound skill (cp. kallita) SN.iii.265;
  • -citta of ready, amenable mind, in form. k˚, mudu-citta, vinīvaraṇa˚, udagga˚ etc. DN.i.110 = DN.i.148 = DN.ii.41 = AN.iv.209 = Vin.i.16 = Vin.ii.156; Vv-a.53, Vv-a.286; Vv.50#19 (= kammaniya-citta “her mind was prepared for, responsive to the teaching of the dhamma”); Pv-a.38.
  • -cittatā the preparedness of the mind (to receive the truth) Ja.ii.12 (cp citta-kalyatā)
  • -rūpa 1 of beautiful appearance Thag.212, 2 pleased joyful (kalya˚) Snp.680, Snp.683, Snp.691;
  • -sarīra having a sound body, healthy Ja.ii.51; a˚-tā not being sound in body ill-health Vv-a.243.

cp. Sk. kalya

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