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द्व्यङ्गुलप्रज्ञा (dvyaGgulaprajJA)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
dvyaṅgula-prajñā, adj. f. (= Pali d(u)vaṅgulapaññā), having (only) two-fingers-intelligence, said of women in derogation: °jñāye strīmātrāye tvaṃ nigṛhīto ti Mv 〔iii.391.19〕. Acc. to comm. on Therīg. (〔67.1—5〕) the word refers to a feminine habit of taking grains of rice between two fingers to see if the rice is cooked enough.