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pharusaṁ

Pharusa

adjective (lit.) rough Pv.ii.4#1 . (fig.) harsh, unkind, rough (of speech) Vin.ii.290 (caṇḍa +); Pv.ii.3#4 ; Pv.iii.5#7 Ja.v.296 ; Kv.619 . In combination with vācā we find both pharusa- vācā and pharusā- vācā DN.i.4 , DN.i.138 ; DN.iii.69 sq., DN.iii.173 , DN.iii.232 ; MN.i.42 (on this and the same

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Distribution

Dhammapada 2 · 3.81/10k
Sutta Nipata 2 · 0.99/10k
Digha Nikaya 8 · 0.56/10k
Udana 1 · 0.5/10k

Senses

adjective

(lit.) rough Pv.ii.4#1.
(fig.) harsh, unkind, rough (of speech) Vin.ii.290 (caṇḍa +); Pv.ii.3#4; Pv.iii.5#7 Ja.v.296; Kv.619. In combination with vācā we find both pharusa- vācā and pharusā- vācā DN.i.4, DN.i.138; DN.iii.69 sq., DN.iii.173, DN.iii.232; MN.i.42 (on this and the same uncertainty as regards pisuṇā-vācā see Trenckner, at MN.i.530) pharusa vacana rough speech Pv-a.15, Pv-a.55, Pv-a.83.
cruel Pv.iv.7#6 (kamma = daruṇa Pv-a.265).

cp. Vedic paruṣa, on ph. → p see pharasu, on attempt at etym. cp. Walde, Lat. Wtb. s. v. fario

Attestations

pharusaṁ Dhammapada 133 (dhp133:1)
pharusaṁ Dhammapada 138 (dhp138:1)
pharusā Sutta Nipata 2.2 (snp2.2:9.3)
pharusaṁ Sutta Nipata 4.16 (snp4.16:17.4)
pharusaṁ Udana 4.8 (ud4.8:19.3)
Pharusaṁ Digha Nikaya 1 (dn1:1.9.5)

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