paṃsana (8732)
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Entry 8732, Page 314, Col. 1 -
(paMsana, paMsana)
paṃsana¦, nt., and °nā (cf. Skt. -pāṃsana, ifc., besmirching, disgracing, e.g. kula-p°; once pāṃsanā, see Schmidt, Nachträge; Skt. Gr. paṃs-, paṃś-; not in Pali; see prec. and next), speaking ill of, disparaging, degrading (by speech); almost always cpd. with para-, the cpd. often coupled with ātmotkarṣa or the like, exaltation of oneself, bragging: °na, nt., Mvy 2631 (syn. of nindana, °nā); KP 1.16; 8.6; Śikṣ 10.14 (margin, note 4); 67.8; °nā, f., KP 8.16; 135.7; Bbh 158.5.