ghora

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घोर (ghorá).

Adjective

ghora

  1. frightful
    • c. 50 BC, Petavatthu; republished in Prof. Minayeff, Petavatthu, London: Pali Text Society, 1888, page 6:
      8. Sapathañ ca maṃ kāresi paribhāsāpayi ca maṃ
      sāhaṃ ɡhorañ ca sapathaṃ musāvādaṃ abhāsissaṃ.
      8. She both made me swear an oath and had me reviled. And I myself told a lie under that terrible oath.

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