number
two
dvi , m.c. for dve , q.v.
dvi du. two ( nom. dvO See dva ).
two; two people; two things; iic also: twice
Dvi [Sanskrit dvi, dva etc. — Bases: I. dvi [= Sanskrit dvi in dvipad = Latin bipes (from dṷipēs), Anglo-Saxon twiféte; dvidant = bidens. Reduced to di (see B I 4) as in Greek δὶπους (= dipad), Latin diennium and prefix dis- (cf. Gothic twis asunder, Ogh. zwisk between).] II. du (= dvi in reduced grade, cf. Latin du-plex, dubius etc.). III. dvā (and dva) = Sanskrit dvāu, dvā, feminine neuter dve (declined as dual, but the Pāli (plural) inflexion from base I see B I 1); Greek δύω, Latin duo; Old-Irish dāu, dā, feminine dī; Gothic twai, feminine twos; Anglo-Saxon twā (= English two); Old High German zwene, zwo zwei. Also in compound numeral dva-daśa twelve = Greek δ(ϝ)ώδεκα = Latin duodecim.] number two. A. Meanings I. Two as unit: 1. with objective foundation: (a) denoting a combination (pair, couple) or a repetition (twice). In this connection frequent both objective and impersonal in mentioning natural pairs as well as psychologically contrasted notions. E.g. dvipad (biped), nāgassa dve dantā (elephants' tusks), cakkhūni (eyes); dvija (bird), duvija (tooth), dijivha (snake). See also dutiya and dvaya. — dve: kāmā, khiḍḍā, gatiyo (Snp 1001), dānāni (It 98), piyā, phalāni (Snp 896; It 39), mittā, sinehā etc. See Nidd II under dve, cf. A I 47-100; D III 212-214. (b) denoting a separation (in two, twofold etc.): see dvidhā and compounds 2. with symbolic, sentimental meaning: (a) only two (i.e. next to one or "next to nothing"), cf. the two mites of the widow (Mark 12:42), two sons of Rachel (Genesis 30): dumāsika not more than 2 months (Vin II 107); dvemāsiko gabbho (Pv I 6 7 ); dvevācika; duvaṅgula (see below). (b) a few-more than one, some, a couple (often intermediate between 1 and 3, denoting more than once, or a comparatively long, rather long, but not like 3 a very long time): māsadvayaṃ a couple of months; dvisahassa dīpā 2000 islands (= a large number); diyaḍḍhasata 150 = very long etc.; dvīhatīha (2 or 3 = a couple of days) q.v.; dvirattatiratta (the same of nights); dvīsu tīsu manussesu to some people (Pv-a 47); dvatikkhattuṃ several times; cf. dvikkhattuṃ (more than once), dutiyaṃ (for the 2nd time). II. Two as unit in connection with its own and other decimals means a complex plus a pair, which amounts to the same as a large and a small unit, or so to speak "a year and a day." E.g. 12 (sometimes, but rarely = 10 + 2, see seperate); — 32: rests usually on 4 X 8, but as No. of the Mahāpurisa-lakkhaṇāni it denotes 30 + 2 = the great circle plus the decisive (invisible) pair; — 62: views of heresy: see diṭṭhi; also as a year of eternity = 60 kappas + 2; — 92: as measure of eternity = 90 + 2 kappas = a year and a day. III Number twelve. 1. Based on natural phenomena it denotes the solar year (dvādasamāsako saṃvaccharo Vv-a 247). 2. Connected with the solar cult it is used with human arrangements to raise them to the level of heavenly ones and to impart to them a superior significance. Thus: (a) as denoting a set (cf. 12 months 12 companions of the Sun) it is the No. of a respectful, holy, venerable group (cf. 12 sons of Jacob Genesis 35:22; cakes as shewbread Lev. 25:5; stones erected Josh. 4:8; apostles Math. 10:2; patriarchs Acts 7:8; companions of Odysseus Homer Odyssey 9, 195; Knights of Arthur etc.): of Theras, accompared by 12 bhikkhus Pv-a 67, 141. 179 etc.; dvādasa koṭisatāni Snp 677; five groups of 12 musicians Vv-a 96 (cf. 5 X 12 cromlechs in the outer circle of Stonehenge). (b) as measure of distance in space and time it implies vast extent, great importance, a climax, divine symmetry etc. 12 yojanas wide extends the radiance Vv-a 16; 12 y. as respectful distance Pv-a 137 (cf. 2000 cubits in same sense at Josh. 3:4); 12 y. in extent (height, breadth and length) are the heavenly palaces of the Vimāna-petas or yakkhas Vv 55 1 ; Ja VI 116; Vv-a 6, 217, 244, 291, 298 etc. In the same connection we frequently find the No. 16: soḷasa-yojanikaṃ kanaka-vimānaṃ Vv 67 1 ; Vv-a 188, 289 etc. — Of years: Ja III 80; Vv-a 157 (dvādasa-vassikā; in this sense also 16 instead of 12: soḷasa-vassuddesika Vv-a 259 etc. See soḷasa). B. Bases and Forms I. dvi; main base for numeral and nominal composition and derivation, in: 1. numeral dve (and duve) two: nominative accusative dve (Snp page 107; It 98; Ja I 150; IV 137 etc.) and (in verse) duve (Snp 896, 1001); genitive dative dvinnaṃ (It 39, 40, 98; Ja II 154); instrumental dvīhi (Ja I 87: v.l. dīhi; 151; II 153); locative dvīsu (Ja I 203; Pv-a 47) and duvesu (Vv 41 2 ). 2. as numeral base: -sahassa 2000 (see A I 2b) Ja I 57; Vv-a 261; Pv-a 74; also in dvittā and adverb dvikkhattuṃ twice and dvidhā in two parts.(b) as nominal base: °(r)āvaṭṭa [Sanskrit dviḥ cf. Latin bis] turning twice S I 32; -ja "twice born," i.e. a bird Ja I 152 (gaṇā); -jātin one who is born twice, i.e. a brāhmaṇa Thig 430 (Thig-a 269 = brahmajātin); -tālamatta of the size of 2 palms Dhp-a II 62; -pad [Sanskrit dvipad, Latin bipes, Greek δίπους etc.] a biped, man S I 6; -pala twofold Vism 339; -pādaka = dvipad Vin II 110; -bandhu having two friends Ja VI 281; -rattatiratta two or three nights Vin IV 16; also in dvīha two days (q.v.). 3. as diæretic form duvi-: °ja (cf. dija) "growing again" i.e. a tooth Ja V 156. 4. as contracted form di°: °(y)aḍḍha one and a half (literally the second half, cf. German anderthalb) Dhp 235; Ja I 72 (diyaḍḍha-yojana-satika 150 y. long or high etc.), 202; IV 293 (°yāma); Dhp-a I 395; Sv I 17; Miln 243, 272; As 12; -guṇa twofold, double Vin I 289; Snp 714; Ja V 309; Miln 84; Dhp-a II 6; Vv-a 63, 120; -ja (cf. dvija, duvija)(a) "twice-born," a bird S I 224; Snp 1134 (d. vuccati pakkhī Nidd II §296); Ja I 152, 203; II 205; IV 347; V 157; Pv II 12 4 ; Vv 35 8 (cf. Vv-a 178); Miln 295.(b) a brahmin Thig-a, 70, 73; -jivha "two-tongued," i.e. a snake (cf. du°) Ja III 347; -pad (°pada or -pa) a biped (cf. dvi°) A I 22; V 21; Snp 83 (dipa-duttama), 995 (the same) 998; Dhp 273; -pādaka = °pad Thag 453 = Snp 205. 5. as secondary compound form (with guṇa) dve° (and de°): -caturaṅga twice fourfold — eightfold Thag 520 (°gāmin); -patha a "double" path, a border path, the boundary between two villages Vv 53 17 (°sīmantika-patha Vv-a 241); -piccha having two tail-feathers Ja V 341 (cf. de°); -pitika having two feathers Ja V 424; -bhāva doubling Kaccāyana 21; -māsika two months old Pv I 6 7 ; -vācika pronouncing (only) two words, viz. Buddha and Dhamma (cf. tevācika, saying the whole saraṇa-formula), Vin I 4; Ja I 81; -sattaratta twice seven nights, a fortnight [cf. Sanskrit dvisapta] Ja VI 230. — See also derivation from numerical adverb dvidhā, viz. dvejjha (and dejjha), dvedhā°, dveḷhaka. 6. as noun-derivation dvaya a dyad (q.v.).II. du; reduced base in numeral and nominal compounds and derivatives: - (v)addhato from both sides (a distorted form of dubhato q.v.) Vv 64 19 (= dubhato Vv-a 281); °(v)aṅgika consisting of two parts Dhs 163; - (v)aṅgula and dvaṅgula two finger-breadths or depths, two inches long, implying a minimum measure (see above A I 2a) Vin II 107; IV 262; usually in compounds — kappa the 2 inch rule, i.e. a rule extending the allotted time for the morning meal to 2 inches of shadow after mid day Vin II 294 306; -pannā wisdom of 2 finger-breadths, i.e. that of a woman S I 129 = Thig 60 (dvaṅguli°, at Thig-a {302} 66 as °saññā); -buddhika = °paññā Vv-a 96; -jivha two-tongued (cf. di°); a snake Ja IV 330; V 82, 425; -paṭṭa "double cloth" (Hindu dupaṭṭā; Kanarese dupaṭa, duppaṭa; Tamil tuppaṭṭā a cloak consisting of two cloths joined together, see Kern, Toev. I 179); Ja I 119; IV 114, 379 (ratta°); Dhp-a I 249 (suratta°); III 419 (°cīvarā); -matta (about) 2 in measure Miln 82; {334} -māsika 2 months old or growing for 2 months (of hair) Vin II 107; -vagga consisting of two Vin I 58; -vassa 2 years old Vin I 59; -vidha twofold, instrumental duvidhena M III 45 f.; etc. — Derivations from du° see seperate under duka (dyad), dutiya (the second), and the contamination forms dubha (to) and dubhaya (for ubha and ubhaya).III. dvā (and reduced dva), base in numeral combination only: dvatikkhattuṃ two or three times Ja I 506; Sv I 133, 264; Dhp-a IV 38; dvādasa twelve (on meaning of this and following numerals see above A II and III) Ja III 80; VI 116; Dhp-a I 88; III 210; Vv-a 156, 247 etc.; °yojanika Ja I 125; IV 499; dvāvīsati (22) Vv-a 139; dvattiṃsa (32) Khp II (°ākāra the 32 constituents of the body); Dhp-a II 88; Vv-a 39 etc.; dvācattāḷīsa (42) Nidd II §15; Vism 82; dvāsaṭṭhi (Nidd II §271 III and dvaṭṭhi (62) D I 54; S III 211; Sv I 162); dvānavuti (92) Pv-a 19, 21. — Note: A singular case of dva as adverb = twice is in dvahaṃ Snp 1116. [BD]: II. °pannā: this elsewhere explained not as two-finger widths but the need for a woman to test the doneness of rice by pressing a few grains between two fingers; a saying current today in Italy, so I hear.
【形】 （數位）二。~ka,【中】 二數，一對，夫婦。~kkhattuṃ,【副】 兩次。~guṇa,【形】 兩倍的，加倍的。~cattālīsati,【陰】 四十二。~jivha,【形】 蛇（有兩個舌頭的）。~navuti,【陰】 九十二。~paññāsati,【陰】 五十二。~māsika,【形】 兩個月大，已生存了兩個月。~saṭṭhi，【陰】 六十二。~sata,【中】。二百。~sattati,【陰】 七十二。~sahassa,【中】 二千。
dvi num. a. ( Nom. du. dvO m. , dve f. , dve n. ) Two, both; sadyaH parasparatulAmaDirohatAM dve R. 5. 68. ( N. B. In comp. dvA is substituted for dvi necessarily before daSan, viMSati and triMSat , and optionally before catvAriMSat, paMcASat, zazwi , saptati and navati, dvi remaining unchanged before aSIti ). [ cf. L. duo , bis or bi in comp. ; Gr. duo , dis ; Zend dva ; A. S. twi .]. Comp. — akza a. two-eyed, binocular. — akzara a. dissyllabic. — (raH) a word of two syllables. — aMgula a. two fingers long. — (laM) two fingers’ length. — aRuka an aggregate or molecule of two atoms a diad. — arTa a. 1 having two senses. 2 ambiguous, equivocal. 3 having two objects in view. — aSIta a. eighty-second. — aSItiH ( pb ) f. eighty-two. — azwaM copper. — ahaH a period of two days. — Atmaka a. 1 having a double nature. 2 being two. — AmuzyAyaRaH ‘a son of two persons or fathers, an adopted son who remains heir to his natural father though adopted by another. — fcaM ( dvfcaM or dvyarcaM ) a collection of two verses or ṛks. — kaH , — kakAraH 1 a crow (there being two Kas in the word kAka ). 2 the ruddy goose (there being two kas in the word koka ). — kakud m. a camel. — gu a. exchanged or bartered for two cows. — (guH) a sub-division of the Tatpuruṣa compound in which the first member is a numeral; dvaMdvo dvigurapi cAhaM Udb. — guRa a. double, twofold. ( dviguRAkf to plough twice; dviguRIkf to double, increase; dviguRIBUta a. doubled, augmented). — guRita a. 1 doubled, multiplied by two; Ki. 5. 46. 2 folded double. 3 enveloped. 4 doubly increased, doubled. — caraRa a. having two legs, two-legged; dvicaraRapaSUnAM kzitiBujAM Śānti. 4. 15. — catvAriMSa a. ( dvi-dvA-catvAriMSa ) fortysecond. — catvAriMSat f. ( dvi-dvA-catvAriMSat ) forty-two. — jaH ‘twice-born’ 1 a man of any of the first three castes of the Hiṇdus (a Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya or Vaiśya); see Y. 1. 39. 2 a Brāhmaṇa (over whom the Saṃskāras or purificatory rites are performed); janmanA brAhmaRo jYeyaH saMskArErdvija ucyate . 3 any oviparous animal, such as a bird, snake, fish &c.; sa tamAnaMdamaviMdata dvijaH N. 2. 1 ; Ś. 5. 21 ; R. 12. 22 ; Mu. 1. 11 ; Ms. 5. 17. 4 a tooth; kIrRaM dvijAnAM gaREH Bh. 1. 13 (where dvija means ‘a Brāhmaṇa’ also). °agryaH a Brāhmaṇa. °ayanI the sacred thread worn by the first three castes of the Hindus. °AlayaH 1 the house of a dvija . 2 a nest. °iMdraH, °ISaH 1 the moon; Śi. 12. 3. 2 an epithet of Garuḍa. 3 cam. phor. °dAsaH a Śūdra. °devaH a Brāhmaṇa. °patiH, °rAjaH an epithet off 1 the moon; R. 5. 23. 2 Garuḍa. 3 camphor. °prapA 1 a trench or basin round the root of a tree for holding water. 2 a trough near a well for watering birds, cattle, &c. °baMDuH, °bruvaH 1 a man who pretends to be a ( pb ) Brāhmaṇa. 2 one who is ‘twice-born’ or a Brāhmaṇa by name and birth only and not by acts; cf. brahmabaMGu °muKyaH a Brāhmaṇa. °liMgin m. 1 a Kṣatriya. 2 a pseudo-Brāhmaṇa, one disguised as a Brāhmaṇa. °vAhanaH an epithet of Viṣṇu, (having Garuḍa for his vehicle.). °sevakaH a Śūdra. — janman a. 1 having two natures. 2 regenerated. 3 oviparous. ( — m. ), — jAtiH m. 1 a man of any of the first three castes of the Hindus; Ms. 2. 24 2 a Brāhmaṇa; Ki. 1. 39 ; Ku. 5. 40. 3 a bird. 4 a tooth. — jAtIya a. 1 belonging to the first three castes of the Hindus. 2 of a twofold nature. 3 of mixed origin, mongrel. — (yaH) a mule. — jihva a. 1 double-tongued, ( fig. also). 2 insincere — (hvaH) 1 a snake; Śi. 1. 63 ; R. 11. 64 , 14. 41 ; Bv. 1. 20. 2 an informer, a slanderer, tale-bearer. 3 an insincere person 4 a thief — WaH 1 the sign visarga consisting of two dots. 2 N. of Svāhā wife of Agni. — tra a. pl. two or three: R. 5. 25 ; Bh. 2. 121. — triMSa ( dvAtriMSa ) a. 1 thirty second. 2 consisting of thirty two. — triMSat ( dvAtriMSat ) f. thirtytwo. °lakzaRa a. having thirty-two auspicious marks upon the body. — daMqi ind. stick against stick. — dat a. having two teeth. — dala a. having two parts, two leafed. — daSa a. pl. twenty. — daSa a. ( dvAdaSa ) 1 twelfth; Ms. 2. 36. 2 consisting of twelve. — daSan ( dvAdaSam ) a. pl. twelve. °aMSuH, °arcis m. an epithet of 1 the planet Jupiter. 2 Bṛhaspati, the preceptor of the gods. °akzaH, °karaH, °locanaH epithets of Kārtikeya. °aMgulaM a measure of twelve fingers. °aDyAyI N of Jaimini's Mīmāṃsā in twelve Adhyāyas. °anyika a. committing twelve mistakes in reading. °asraM a dodecagon. °ahaH 1 a period of twelve days; Ms. 5. 83 , 11. 168. 2 a sacrifice lasting for or completed in twelve days. °AKyaH, °akzaH a Buddha. °Atman m. the sun. °AdityAH pl. the twelve suns; see Aditya . °Ayus m. a dog. °vArzika a. 1 twelve years old, lasting for twelve years; Pt. 1. °viDa a. twelve-fold. °sahasra a. ( pb ) consisting of 12000. — daSI ( dvAdaSI ) the twelfth day of a lunar fortnight. — daSaM ( dvAdaSaM ) a collection of twelve. — dAmnI a cow tied with two ropes. — divaH a ceremony lasting for two days. — devataM the constellation viSAKA . — dehaH an epithet of Gaṇeśa. — DAtuH an epithet of Gaṇeśa. — nagnakaH ...
(card, card, x pl) two (2) two (the numeral)