phāsuḷī

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Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Obscurely related to Sanskrit पर्शु (parśu, rib), plausibly via synonymous Pali phāsukā.

Noun

phāsuḷī f

  1. rib
    • 2006, The Fourth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Majjhimanikāya (I), page 192:
      සෙය්‍යථාපි නාම ජරසාලාය ගොපානසියො ඔලුග‍්ගවිලුග‍්ගා භවන‍්ති, එවමෙවස‍්සු මෙ ඵාසුළියො ඔලුග‍්ගවිලුග‍්ගා භවන‍්ති තායෙවප‍්පාහාරතාය.
      Seyyathāpi nāma jarasālāya gopānasiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti, evamevassu me phāsuḷiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti tāyevappāhāratāya.
      Truly, just as in a decrepit outhouse the rafters are crumbling, my ribs were just that way, they were crumbling from just this fasting.

Declension