vajirapāṇi
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀯𑀚𑀺𑀭𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- वजिरपाणि (Devanagari script)
- ৱজিরপাণি (Bengali script)
- වජිරපාණි (Sinhalese script)
- ဝဇိရပါဏိ (Burmese script)
- วชิรปาณิ (Thai script)
- ᩅᨩᩥᩁᨷᩤᨱᩥ (Tai Tham script)
- វជិរបាណិ (Khmer script)
Etymology
From Sanskrit वज्रपाणि (vajrapāṇi), a compound of वज्र (vajra, “a kind of crossed mace; a thunderbolt”) + पाणि (pāṇi, “hand”, noun)
Noun
vajirapāṇi
- having a diamond mace in his hand
- Taṃ kho pana vajirapāṇiṃ yakkhaṃ bhagavā ceva passati ambaṭṭho ca māṇavo.
- And the Blessed One perceived the spirit bearing the thunderbolt, and so did Ambaṭṭha the Brahman.
Derived terms
- vajira
References
- Concise Pali-English Dictionary by A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera