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

  1. 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

References
  • Concise Pali-English Dictionary by A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera
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