neuter reign, kingdom, empire; country, realm Snp.46 (explained at Cnd.536 as “raṭṭhañ ca janapadañ ca koṭṭhāgārañ ca… nagarañ ca”), Snp.287 Snp.444, Snp.619; Ja.iv.389 (˚ṃ araṭṭhaṃ karoti); Pv-a.19 (˚ṃ kāreti to reign, govern). Pabbata˚ mountain-kingdom Snp-a.26; Magadha˚ the kingdom of Magadha Pv-a.67.
- -piṇḍa the country’s alms-food (˚ṃ bhuñjati) Dhp.308 (saddhāya dinnaṃ); AN.i.10; SN.ii.221; MN.iii.127; Thig.110; Iti.43, Iti.90.
- -vāsin inhabitant of the realm, subject Dhp-a.iii.481
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