vIra · adjective · vīra 1
brave
vīra , ( 1 ) m. (?), (= Pali vera, Skt. vaira, nt. ; § 3.50 ), enmity : kṣāntīmatā ( mss. kṣāntiṃmatā) vopasamanti vīrāḥ Mv iii.371.5 (same vs in Pali Jāt. v.143.2 verā); ( 2 ) n. of a yakṣa: Māy 44 . See the foll. items, especially [Page506-b] vīra-kraya, -mūlya, -vikraya , which exhibit a curious use of vīra, unknown to me elsewhere.
brave; heroic. (masculine) a hero
Vīra [Vedic vīra; cf. Avesta vīra, Latin vir, virtus "virtue"; Gotu. wair, Ohg, Ags wer; to vayas strength etc.; cf. viriya] manly, mighty, heroic; a hero S I 137; Snp 44, 165 (not dhīra), 642, 1096, 1102; Thag 736 (nara° hero); Nidd II §609; Dhp-a IV 225. — mahā° a hero S I 110, 193; III 83 (of the Arahant); — vīra is often an epithet of the Buddha; -aṅgarūpa built like a hero, heroic, divine D I 89; II 16; III 59, 142, 145; S I 89; Snp page 106; explained as "devaputta-sadisa-kāya" at Sv I 250 and Pj II 450. The BHS equivalent is var-aṅga-rūpin (distorted from vīr°), e.g. Mvu I 49; II 158; III 197.
【形】 勇敢的，英勇的。【陽】 英雄。
<b> <c c="#a00149">Vīra </c> </b> <br>A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of taming oneself like a hero. <c c="#3b6bd3">Thag.8</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(adj, adj) heroic; brave; (comm) vigorous; energetic brave, heroic Construction: √vīr + a
(masc, masc, agent) hero; great man hero Construction: √vīr + a
(masc, masc) name of an arahant monk [lit.] hero Construction: √vīr + a