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vajjā

Vajja

neuter that which should be avoided, a fault, sin DN.ii.38 ; SN.i.221 ; Vin.ii.87 (thūla˚ a grave sin); AN.i.47 , AN.i.98 ; AN.iv.140 ; Pts.i.122 ; Dhp.252 ; Vb-a.342 (syn. with dosa and garahitabba) Kp-a.23 (paṇṇatti˚ & pakati˚), Kp-a.24 (id.), Kp-a.190 (loka˚) DN-a.i.181 (= akusala-dhamma). Freq.

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What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

1. Vَججَ

neuter that which should be avoided, a fault, sin DN.ii.38; SN.i.221; Vin.ii.87 (thūla˚ a grave sin); AN.i.47, AN.i.98; AN.iv.140; Pts.i.122; Dhp.252; Vb-a.342 (syn. with dosa and garahitabba) Kp-a.23 (paṇṇatti˚ & pakati˚), Kp-a.24 (id.), Kp-a.190 (loka˚) DN-a.i.181 (= akusala-dhamma). Freq. in phrase aṇumattesu vajjesu bhaya-dassāvin “seeing a source of fear even in the slightest sins” DN.i.63; SN.v.187 and passim. -dassin finding fault Dhp.76 (explained in detail at Dhp-a.ii.107)
■ anavajja & sāvajja, the relation of which to vajja is doubtful, see avajja.

grd. of vajjati, cp. Sk. varjya

2. Vَججَ

Pot. of vad, see vadati.

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Pali text and translations from SuttaCentral (Bilara), dedicated to the public domain (CC0). PTS Pali–English Dictionary entries, public domain.