adjective
- (lit.) brought out or to, applied executed; used with ref. to punishment (see paṇeti daṇḍaṃ) Pv.iv.1#66 (˚daṇḍa receiving punishment ṭhapita-sarīra-daṇḍa Pv-a.242).
- (applied) brought out or forth, (made) high, raised, exalted, lofty, excellent with ref. to food (very often used in this sense) “heaped up, plentiful, abundant.” Synonymous with uttama (DN-a.i.109, DN-a.i.171), uḷāra (Pv-a.25, Pv-a.228), atuḷa (Pv-a.110) opp. hīna (DN.iii.215; AN.iii.349; AN.v.140; Vism.11) lūkha (SN.ii.153; Vv-a.64)
■ DN.i.12 (dhammā gambhīrā… paṇītā…), DN.i.109 (khādaniya); DN.ii.127 (id. DN.ii.iii.215 (with hīna & majjhima-dhātu); SN.i.136 (dhammo gambhīro etc.); SN.ii.153 (dhātu), SN.ii.154 (paṇidhi); SN.iii.47, SN.iv.360; SN.v.66 (dhammā), SN.v.226 (etaṃ padaṃ), SN.v.266 (sattā) , AN.i.284; AN.ii.171, AN.ii.190; AN.iv.10, AN.iv.332, AN.iv.423; AN.v.8, AN.v.36 and passim; Snp.240, Snp.389; Iti.44; Pv.i.5#3; Pv.iv.1#27; Pp.28 (˚âdhimutta having high aspirations), Pp.30, Pp.60; Dhs.269 Dhs.1027, Dhs.1411; Pv-a.12, Pv-a.35 (āhāra), Pv-a.42 (id.); Dhp-a.ii.154 (bhojana). Compar. paṇītatara, often combined with abhikkantatara, e.g. DN.i.62, DN.i.74, DN.i.216; SN.i.80; AN.i.119 AN.i.171; AN.v.37, AN.v.140, AN.v.203 sq.
pp. of pa + neti in same application BSk.; cp. Divy.385