bhāra
Bhāra，[fr．bhṛ，Vedic bhāra; cp．bhara] 1．anything to carry，a load Vin．III，278 （Bdhgh; dāru° a load of wood）．bhāraṁ vahati to carry a load A．I，84; VvA．23．--garu° a heavy load，as “adj．＂ “carrying a heavy load＂ J．V，439 （of a woman，=pregnant）．--bhāratara （adj．‹-› compar．） forming a heavier load Miln．155．-- Cp．ati°，sam°．-- 2．a load，cartload （as measure of quantity） VvA．12 （saṭṭhi-sakaṭa°-parimāṇa）; PvA．102 （aneka°parimāṇa）．-- 3．（fig．） a difficult thing，a burden or duty，i．e．a charge，business，office，task，affair Vism．375; J．I，292; II，399; IV，427; VI，413; DhA．I，6，111．Several bhārā or great tasks are mentioned exemplifying the meaning of “gambhīra＂ & “duddasa＂ （saccāni） at VbhA．141，viz．mahā-samuddaṁ manthetvā ojāya nīharaṇaṁ; Sineru-pādato vālikāya uddharaṇaṁ; pabbataṁ pīḷetvā rasassa nīharaṇaṁ．-- 4．（fig．） in metaphors for the burden of （the factors of renewed） existence （the khandhas and similar agents）．Esp．in phrase panna-bhāra “one whose load （or burden） has been laid down，＂ one who has attained Arahantship M．I，139; A．III，84; S．I，233; Dh．402 （=ohita-khandha-bhāra DhA．IV，168）; Sn．626 （same expln at SnA 467），914 （expld as patita-bhāra，oropita°，nikkhitta° Nd1 334，where 3 bhāras in this sense are distinguished，viz．khandha°，kilesa°，abhisaṅkhāra°）; Th．1，1021．So at Vism．512 with ref．to the ariya-saccāni，viz．bhāro= dukkha-saccaṁ，bhār’ādānaṁ=samuda-saccaṁ，bhāranikkhepanaṁ=nirodha-s．，bhāra-nikkhepan’upāya = magga-s．-- On bhāra in similes see J．P．T．S．1907，118．
--ādāna the taking up of a burden S．III，25．--（m）oropana “laying down the load，＂ i．e．delivery of a pregnant woman Bu II．115．--ṭṭha contained in a load，carried as a burden Vin．III，47．--nikkhepana the laying down or taking off of a burden S．III，25．--mocana delivery （of a pregnant woman） J．I，19．--vāhin “burdenbearer，＂ one who carries an office or has a responsibility A．IV，24 （said of a bhikkhu）．--hāra load-carrier，burdenbearer S．III，25 sq．（Page 502）