rtsa ba
fundamental, basic, (-, plant, figurative, the very) root, origin, (primary, -) cause, source, primaries, really, in its very essence, from grass, creeping parasitical plants, apex, base, line, root question, original, primary, rudiment, root text [JV]
main topic / point; one who has roots, root, stalk of fruits. rtsa, apex / base, root, source, foundation, beginning, the real thing [sm. dngos gzhi, maula], essential, fundamental, rusty, root-text, root-chapter, head section, the depth, the precious. principal; root, source, root text, [mu:la]; root/ foundation/ source, apex, cause, main, root, base [RY]
1) root; 2) base, basis, foundation; 3) source, beginning, cause; 4) chief/ central part, pith, essential, fundamental; 5) root-text/ chapter, head section; 6) main; 7) stalk of fruits rtsa; 8) the real thing; 9) rusty; 10) the depth, the precious, ape [IW]
root/ source (iso. "source verses"); isc. fundamental (state); isc. to be at the very root (of); isc. at the source [RB]
source [RY]
the basis [RY]
1) root [Rtswa dang shing sogs kyi rkang pa'am sa 'og tu yod pa'i sdong bu,...Shing gi rtsa ba spom phra tsang ma sa 'og tu brgyugs nas yod,...Dug rtswa'i rtsa ba bkog pa,...Sdong po khog nang nas rul na, rtsa ba rang bzhin gyis gog yong [Tserig]; 2) base basis, foundation [Rten gzhi'am rmang gzhi,...Spyi tshogs ring lugs kyi rtsa ba brtan po tsugs zhin pa,...Thon skyed rgyu chas sger la dbang ba'i lam lugs de bshu gzhog dar ba'i rtsa ba red; root Notes base of the source of dharmas]; 3) source, beginning, cause [Gzhi ma'am 'byung gzhi,...Chu'i rtsa ba,...Dmag 'khrug gi rtsa ba,...Nor 'khrul rnams rtsa ba nas legs bcos gtong ba,...Nad ro rnying pa rtsa ba nas 'byin pa]; 4) chief/ central part, pith, essential, fundamental [Gtso bo dang, lte ba'am, gnad,...Bzo las kyi rtsa ba'i 'dzugs skrun,...Rgyal pham gyi rtsa ba,...'Char gzhi'i rtsa ba]; 5) root-text/ chapter, head section [Bshad bya'i rtsa gzhung,...Gzhung rnying gi rtsa ba phal cher go khag po 'dug] (6) main (7) stalk of fruits rtsa (8) the real thing [sm dngos gzhi, maula] (9) rusty (10) the depth, the precious, apex [IW]