sūrā

god Snp.681 (= deva Snp-a.484); name of a Bodhisatta Ja.v.12, Ja.v.13 surakaññā a goddess, a heavenly maid Ja.v.407 (= devadhītā, C.); surinda the king of gods Mhbv.28. Opp asura.

cp. Epic Sk. sura probably after asura

feminine spirituous (intoxicating) liquor (“drink”) Vin.ii.295; Vin.ii.301; Vin.iv.110; DN.i.146; AN.i.212 AN.i.295; Iti.63; Ja.i.199, Ja.i.252 (tikhiṇaṃ suraṃ yojetvā mixing a sharp drink); Dhp-a.ii.9; Dhp.247; as nt. at Ja.vi.23 (variant reading surā as gloss)
■ Five kinds of surā are mentioned viz. piṭṭha˚, pūva˚, odana˚ (odaniya˚), kiṇṇapakkhitta˚ sambhāra-saṃyutta˚ Vv-a.73; Vb-a.381.

• -ādhiṭṭhaka addicted to drink Ja.v.427.
• -geha a drinking house Ja.i.302.
• -ghaṭa a pitcher of liquor Ja.iii.477.
• -ghara = ˚geha Ja.v.367.
• -chaṇa a drinking festival Ja.i.489; Dhp-a.iii.100.
• -dhutta a drunkard Snp.106; Ja.i.268; Ja.iii.260.
• -nakkhatta a drinking festival Ja.362; Snp-a.185.
• -pāna drinking strong liquor Ja.i.50 Ja.iv.23; Vb-a.383.
• -pāyikā a woman drinking liquor Ja.v.11.
• -pipāsita thirsty after strong drink SN.ii.110
• -pīta one who has drunk liquor Ja.i.426.
• -mada tipsiness, intoxication AN.iv.213; Ja.i.352, Ja.i.362.
• -meraya (-pāna) (drinking) rum & spirits AN.i.261; AN.ii.53. See also pañca-sikkhāpada.
• -vitthaka bowl for drinking spirits Ja.v.427; Dhp-a.iii.66.
• -soṇḍa a drunkard Dhp-a.iii.129.
• -soṇḍaka id. Ja.v.433.

Vedic surā

valiant, courageous SN.i.21; Ja.i.262, Ja.i.320; Ja.ii.119; (m.) a hero, a valiant man DN.i.51 DN.i.89; DN.iii.59, DN.iii.142, DN.iii.145 sq; AN.iv.107, AN.iv.110; Snp.831; DN-a.157 DN-a.250; (nt.) valour SN.v.227, read sūriya.

• -kathā a tale about heroes DN.i.8; DN-a.i.90.
• -kāka the valiant crow Dhp-a.iii.352.
• -bhāva strength, valour Ja.i.130; Vism.417 (in def. of suriya).

Vedic śūra, fr. śū