vajirapāṇi

See also: Vajrapāṇi

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀚𑀺𑀭𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• वजिरपाणि (Devanagari script)
• ৰজিরপাণি (Bengali script)
• වජිරපාණි (Sinhalese script)
• ဝဇိရပါဏိ or ဝၹိရပႃꧣိ (Burmese script)
• วชิรปาณิ or วะชิระปาณิ (Thai script)
• ᩅᨩᩥᩁᨷᩤᨱᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ວຊິຣປາຓິ or ວະຊິຣະປາຓິ (Lao script)
• វជិរបាណិ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄎𑄨𑄢𑄛𑄂𑄕𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit वज्रपाणि (vajrapāṇi), a compound of वज्र (vajra, “a kind of crossed mace; a thunderbolt”) + पाणि (pāṇi, “hand”, noun).

Noun

vajirapāṇi

1. having a diamond mace in his hand

   Taṃ kho pana vajirapāṇiṃ yakkhaṃ bhagavā ceva passati ambaṭṭho ca māṇavo.

   And the Blessed One perceived the spirit bearing the thunderbolt, and so did Ambaṭṭha the Brahman.

Derived terms

• vajira

References

• Concise Pali-English Dictionary by A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera