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वर्णधातु (varNadhAtu)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
varṇa-dhātu, f. (= Pali vaṇṇa-dh°, which is said in Pv. comm. 〔137.2〕 to be meant by the word rūpa in Pv. 〔ii.9.59〕, while vaṇṇa in 〔60〕 is distinguished from this and glossed saṃṭhāna
I understand dhātu in mg. 3, q.v., and varṇa-dh° substantially = rūpa-dh°
Pv. comm. 〔14.26〕 glosses vaṇṇa-dh° by chavi-vaṇṇaṃ
the PTSD def. is confused and obscure), (bodily) element of beauty (of external appearance): varṇadhātū (so m.c., mss. °tu) iha strīya vidyati Mv 〔ii.60.3〕 (vs), so read with mss. (except °tū
Senart misunderstands), what beauty-element of (? in) a woman is seen here (in you)!