aṅga
Aṅga,(nt.) [Vedic aṅga,anc cp. Lat. angulus = angle,corner etc.,ungulus finger-ring = Sk. aṅgulīya. See also aṅka,aṅguṭṭha & aṅgula] (1) (lit.) a constituent part of the body,a limb,member; also of objects:part,member (see cpd. °sambhāra); uttam°aṅga the reproductive organ J.V,197; also as “head” at ThA.209. Usually in cpds. (see below,esp. °paccaṅga),as sabbaṅga-kalyāṇī perfect in all limbs Pv.III,35 (= sobhaṇa-sabbaṅga-paccaṅgī PvA.189) and in redupln. aṅga-m-aṅgāni limb by limb,with all limbs (see also below aṅga + paccaṅga) Vin.III,119; Vv 382 (°ehi naccamāna); Pv.II,1210,13,18 (sunakho te khādati). -- (2) (fig.) a constituent part of a whole or system or collection,e. g. uposath° the vows of the fast J.I,50; bhavaṅga the constituents or the condition of becoming (see bhava & cp. Cpd. 265 sq.); bojjhaṅga (q. v.). Esp. with numerals:cattāri aṅgāni 4 constituents A.II,79 (viz. sīla,samādhi,paññā. vimutti and rūpa,vedanā,saññā,bhava),aṭṭhaṅgika (q. v.) magga the Path with its eight constituents or the eightfold Path (KhA 85:aṭṭh’aṅgāni assā ti) navaṅga Buddha-sāsana see nava. -- (3) a constituent part as characteristic,prominent or distinguishing,a mark,attribute,sign,quality D.I,113 sq.,117 (iminā p° aṅgena by this quality,or:in this respect,cp. below 4; DA.I,281 expls tena kāra‹-› ṇena). In a special sense striking (abnormal) sign or mark on the body D.I,9,from which a prophesy is made (:hattha-pādādisu yena kenaci evarūpena aṅgena samannāgato dīghāyu . . hotī ti . . aṅgasatthan = chiromantics DA.I,92). Thus in combn. with samannāgata & sampanna always meaning endowed with “good”,superior,remarkable “qualities”,e. g. J.I,3 (sabbaṅga-sampanna nagaraṁ a city possessing all marks of perfection); II,207. ‹-› In enumn. with var. numerals:tīhi aṅgehi s. A.I,115; cattāri sotapannassa a- D.III,227 = A.IV,405 sq.; pañcaṅga-vippahīno (i. e. giving up the 5 hindrances,see nīvaraṇa) and pañcaṅga-samannāgato (i. e. endowed with the 5 good qualities,viz. the sīla-kkhandha,see kkhandha II.A d) S.I,99 = A.I,161; V,15,29. Similarly the 5 attributes of a brahmin (viz. sujāta of pure birth,ajjhāyaka a student of the Vedas,abhirūpa handsome,sīlava of good conduct,paṇḍita clever) D.I,119,120. Eight qualities of a king D.I,137. Ten qualities of an Arahant (cp. dasa1 B 2) S.III,83; Kh IV.10 = KhA 88; cp. M.I,446 (dasah’aṅgehi samannāgato rañño assājāniyo). -- (4) (modally) part,share,interest,concern; ajjhattikaṁ aṅgaṁ my own part or interest (opp. bāhiraṁ the interest in the outside world). A.I,16 sq. = S.V,101 sq.; It.9. rañño aṅgaṁ an asset or profit for the king M.I,446. Thus adv. tadaṅga (see also ta° I.a) as a matter of fact,in this respect,for sure,certainly and tadaṅgena by these means,through this,therefore M.I,492; A.IV,411; Sdhp.455,456; iminā p° aṅgena for that reason M.II,168. -- In compn. with verbs aṅgi° (aṅgī°):angigata having limbs or ports,divided DA.I,313; cp. samaṅgi (-bhūta).
--jāta “the distinguishing member”,i. e. sign of male or female (see above 3); membrum virile and muliebre Vin.I,191 (of cows); III,20,37,205; J.II,359; Miln.124. --paccaṅga one limb or the other,limbs great and small M.I,81; J VI--20,used (a) collectively:the condition of perfect limbs,or adj. with perfect limbs,having all limbs Pv.II,1212 (= paripuṇṇa-sabbaṅga-paccaṅgavatī PvA.158); SnA 383; DhA.I,390; ThA.288; Sdhp.83 fig. rathassa aṅgapaccaṅgan M.I,395; sabbaṅga-paccaṅgāni all limbs Miln.148. -- (b) distributively (cp. similar redupl. formations like chiddâvachidda,seṭṭhânu-seṭṭhi,khaṇḍākhaṇḍa,cuṇṇavicuṇṇa) limb after limb,one limb after the other (like aṅgamaṅgāni above 1),piecemeal M.I,133 (°e daseyya),366; J.I,20; IV,324 (chinditvā). --paccaṅgatā the condition or state of perfect limbs,i. e. a perfect body VvA.134 (suvisuddh°). --paccaṅgin having all limbs (perfect) D.I,34 (sabbaṅga-peccaṅgī); PvA.189. --rāga painting or rouging the body Vin.II,107 (+ mukha°). --laṭṭhi sprout,offshoot ThA.226. --vāta gout Vin.I,205. --vijjā the art of prognosticating from marks on the body,chiromantics,palmistry etc. (cp. above 3) D.I,9 (see expl. at DA.I,93); J.I,290 (°āya cheka clever in fortune-telling); °ânubhāva the power of knowing the art of signs on the body J.II,200; V,284; °pāṭhaka one who in versed in palmistry etc. J.II,21,250; V,458. --vekalla bodily deformity DhA.II,26. --sattha the science of prognosticating from certain bodily marks DA.I,92. --sambhāra the combination of parts Miln.28 = S.I,135; Miln.41. --hetuka a species of wild birds,living in forests J.VI,538. (Page 6)