Putta
Putta,[Vedic putra,Idg.*putlo=Lat.pullus (*putslos) young of an animal,fr.pōu,cp.Gr.pau=s,paiζ child,Lat.puer,pubes,Av.pupra,Lith.putýtis (young animal or bird),Cymr.wyr grandchild; also Sk.pota(ka) young animal and base pu- in pumaṁs,puṁs “man”] 1.a son S.I,210; Sn.35,38,60,557,858; Dh.62,84,228,345; J.IV,309; Vism.645 (simile of 3 sons); PvA.25,63,73 sq.; DA.I,157 (dāsaka°).Four kinds of sons are distinguished in the old Cy.viz.atraja p.,khettaja,dinnaka,antevāsika,or born of oneself,born on one’s land,given to one,i.e.adopted,one living with one as a pupil.Thus at Nd1 247; Nd2 448; J.I,135.Good and bad sons in regard to lineage are represented at J.VI,380.-- Metaph.“sons of the Buddha” S.I,192= Th.1,1237 (sabbe Bhagavato puttā); It.101 (me tumhe puttā orasā mukhato jātā dhammajā),J.III,211.-- The parable of a woman eating her sons is given as a punishment in the Peta condition at Pv.I,6 (& 7).‹-› pl.puttāni Pv.I,63.-- aputta-bhāvaṁ karoti to disinherit formally J.V,468.-- 2.(in general) child,descendant,sometimes pleonastic like E.°man,°son in names:see putta-dāra; so esp.in later literature,like ludda° hunter’s son=hunter J.II,154; ayya°=ayya,i.e.gentleman,lord J.V,94; PvA.66.See also rāja°.-- Of a girl Th.2,464.-- mātucchā° & mātula° cousin (from mother’s side),pitucchā° id (fr.father’s side).On putta in N.Pāṭali° see puṭa.-- f.puttī see rāja°. --jīva N.of a tree:Putranjiva Roxburghii J.VI,530.--dāra child & wife (i.e.wife & children,family) D.III,66,189,192; S.I,92; A.II,67; Pv IV.348 (sa° together with his family); J.III,467 (kiṁ °ena what shall I do with a family?); V,478.They are hindrances to the development of spiritual life:see Nd2 under āsiṁsanti & palibodha.--phala a son as fruit (of the womb) J.V,330.--maṁsa the flesh of one’s children (sons) a metaphor probably distorted fr.pūta° rotten flesh.The metaphor is often alluded to in the kasiṇa-kammaṭṭhāna,and usually coupled with the akkha-bbhañjana (& vaṇapaticchādana)--simile,e.g.Vism.32,45; DhA.I,375; SnA 58,342.Besides at S.II,98 (in full); Th.1,445 (°ūpamā); 2,221.--mata a woman whose sons (children) are dead M.I,524.(Page 465)