masculine · pāricchattaka 1 · pāricchattaka 2
coral tree
the coral tree
Pāricchattaka [Epic Sanskrit pārijāta, but Pāli from pari + chatta + ka, in popular etymology "shading all round"] the coral tree Erythmia Indica , a tree in Indra's heaven Vin I 30; A IV 117 f.; Vv 38 1 (explained as Māgadhism at Vv-a 174 for pārijāta, which is also the BHS form); Ja I 40; II 20; Pj I I 122; Pj II 485; Dhp-a I 273; III 211; As 1; Vv-a 12, 110; Pv-a 137.
【陽】 刺桐（亞洲熱帶地區和澳大利亞北部的一種有刺小喬木 (Erythrina indica)）。
<b> <c c="#a00149">Pāricchattaka</c> </b> <br>A tree in Tāvatiṃsā, which grew in the Nandanavana. The devas eagerly watch each stage of development of leaf and flower, and each stage is marked by great rejoicings. <c c="#3b6bd3">AN.iv.117f.</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(masc, masc, from pāricchatta) coral tree; Erythrina indica coral tree Construction: pari > pāri + √chad + ta + *ka paricchatta + *ka
(masc, masc, from pāricchatta) name of a tree in tree in Tāvatiṃsa heaven [lit.] coral tree Construction: pari > pāri + √chad + ta + *ka paricchatta + *ka