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kuṭhārī

Kuṭhārī

feminine An axe, a hatchet Vin.iii.144 ; SN.iv.160 , SN.iv.167 ; MN.i.233 = SN.iii.141 AN.i.141 ; AN.ii.201 ; AN.iv.171 ; Ja.i.431 ; Dhp-a.iii.59 ; Pv-a.277 Purisassa hi jātassa kuthārī jāyate mukhe “when man is born, together with him is born an axe in his mouth (to cut evil speech)” SN.i.149 = Snp

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feminine An axe, a hatchet Vin.iii.144; SN.iv.160, SN.iv.167; MN.i.233 = SN.iii.141 AN.i.141; AN.ii.201; AN.iv.171; Ja.i.431; Dhp-a.iii.59; Pv-a.277 Purisassa hi jātassa kuthārī jāyate mukhe “when man is born, together with him is born an axe in his mouth (to cut evil speech)” SN.i.149 = Snp.657 = AN.v.174.

cp. Sk. kuṭhāra, axe = Lat. culter, knife from *(s)qer, to cut, in Lat. caro, etc

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