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sakuṇaṁ

Sakuṇa

a bird (esp. with ref. to augury) DN.i.71 (pakkhin +); Vin.iii.147 ; SN.i.197 ; AN.ii.209 AN.iii.241 sq., AN.iii.368 ; Ja.ii.111 , Ja.ii.162 (Kandagala); Kp-a.241 pantha˚ ; see under pantha ■ f. sakuṇī SN.i.44 . adj sakuṇa Ja.v.503 (maṃsa). - kulāvaka a bird’s nest Kp-a.56 . - patha bird-course Npl.

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a bird (esp. with ref. to augury) DN.i.71 (pakkhin +); Vin.iii.147; SN.i.197; AN.ii.209 AN.iii.241 sq., AN.iii.368; Ja.ii.111, Ja.ii.162 (Kandagala); Kp-a.241 pantha˚; see under pantha
■ f. sakuṇī SN.i.44. adj sakuṇa Ja.v.503 (maṃsa).

  • -kulāvaka a bird’s nest Kp-a.56.
  • -patha bird-course Npl. Mnd.155.
  • -pāda bird foot Kp-a.47.
  • -ruta the cry of birds Mil.178.
  • -vatta the habit (i.e. life) of a bird Ja.v.254.
  • -vijjā bird craft, augury (i.e. understanding the cries of birds) DN.i.9; DN-a.i.93. Sakunaka = sakuna

Vedic śakuna

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