Okāsa
Okāsa,[ava + kāś to shine] -- 1.lit.“visibility”,(visible) space as geometrical term,open space,atmosphere,air as space D.I,34 (ananto okāso); Vism.184 (with disā & pariccheda),243 (id.); PvA.14 (okāsaṁ pharitvā permeating the atmosphere).This meaning is more pronounced in ākāsa.-- 2.“visibility”,i.e.appearance,as adj.looking like,appearing.This meaning closely resembles & often passes over into meaning 3,e.g.katokāsa kamma when the k.makes its appearance = when its chance or opportunity arises PvA.63; okāsaṁ deti to give one’s appearance,i.e.to let any one see,to be seen by (Dat.) PvA.19.-- 3.occasion,chance,opportunity,permission,consent,leave A.I,253; IV,449; J.IV,413 (vātassa o.natthi the wind has no access); SnA 547.-- In this meaning freq.in combn. with foll.verbs:(a) okāsaṁ karoti to give permission,to admit,allow; to give a chance or opportunity,freq.with pañhassa veyyā-karaṇāya (to ask a question),e.g.D.I,51,205; M.II,142; S IV 57.‹-› Vin.I,114,170; Nd1 487; PvA.222.-- Caus.°ṁ karoti Vin.II,5,6,276; Caus.II.°ṁ kārāpeti Vin.I,114,170.‹-› katokāsa given permission (to speak),admitted in audience,granted leave Sn.1031; VvA.65 (raññā); anokāsakata without having got permission Vin.I,114.-- (b) okāsaṁ yācati to ask permission M.II,123.-- (c) okāsaṁ deti to give permission,to consent,give room J.II,3; VvA.138.‹-› (d) with bhū: anokāsa-bhāva want of opportunity Sdhp.15; anokāsa-bhūta not giving (lit.becoming) an opportunity SnA 573.Elliptically for o.detha Yogāvacara’s Man.4 etc.
--âdhigama finding an opportunity D.II,214 sq.; A.IV,449.--kamma giving opportunity or permission Sn.p.94 (°kata allowed); Pv IV.111 (°ṁ karoti to give permission).--matta permission Sn.p.94.--loka the visible world (= manussa-loka) Vism.205; VvA.29.(Page 163)