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varattā

Varatta

neuter & feminine a strap, thong, strip of leather SN.i.63 ; AN.ii.33 ; Snp.622 ; Dhp.398 (fig. for taṇhā); Ja.ii.153 ; Ja.v.45 . As “harness” at Ja.i.175 ; as straps on a ship’s mast (to hold the sails) Mil.378 ■ Cp. vārattika . - khaṇḍa strip of leather, a strap MN.i.244 = MN.ii.193 MN.iii.259 = S

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What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

neuter & feminine a strap, thong, strip of leather SN.i.63; AN.ii.33; Snp.622; Dhp.398 (fig. for taṇhā); Ja.ii.153; Ja.v.45. As “harness” at Ja.i.175; as straps on a ship’s mast (to hold the sails) Mil.378
Cp. vārattika.

  • -khaṇḍa strip of leather, a strap MN.i.244 = MN.ii.193 MN.iii.259 = SN.iv.56 = AN.iii.380.

cp. Vedic varatrā, given also in meaning “elephant’s girth” at Halāyudha ii.66

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