adjective · vasavattī 1 · vasavattī 2
wielding power; dominating
<b> <c c="#a00149">Vasavattī</c> </b> <br>A devaputta, king of the devas of the Parinimmita-vassavatti world. <c c="#3b6bd3">DN.i.219</c> Because of his generosity and virtue practised in past births, he surpasses the devas of his world in ten things: divine life, beauty, happiness, pomp and power, divine shapes, sounds, perfumes, tastes and touch. <c c="#3b6bd3">AN.iv.243</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(adj, adj, comp) with control (of); wielding power (over); having authority (over) wielding power, dominating [lit.] following control Construction: vasa + vattī
(adj, adj, comp) disciplined; with self-control [lit.] following control Construction: vasa + vattī