Arati

One of the three daughters of Māra, the others being Tanhā and Ragā. (In the Buddha-Carita (xiii.), their names are Ratī, Prītī and Trsnā; in the Lal. (353), Ratī, Aratī and Trsnā).

Seeing their father disconsolate after his repeated attempts to foil Gotama's quest for Enlightenment, they offered to tempt the Buddha with their wiles. This was in the fifth week after the Enlightenment. With Māra's approval, they came to the Buddha in various forms and in various guises, as he sat at the foot of the Ajapala banyan tree, and danced and sang before him. In the end the Buddha told them that he was beyond temptation by the pleasures of the senses and they went back to their father (S.i.124-7; J.i.78-80, 469; DhA.i.201f., iii.196,199; SN.v.835).

In the Samyutta account, they are said to have asked the Buddha questions regarding himself and his teachings. Aratī's question was how a man who had already crossed the five floods could cross the sixth. For explanation see KS.i.158, n.3.

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from

Arati (f.) [a + rati] dislike, discontent, aversion Sn 270, 436, 642, 938; Dh 418 (= ukkaṇṭhitattaŋ DhA iv.225); Th 2, 339 (= ukkaṇṭhi ThA 239); Sdhp 476.

Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede,

arati([a不]+[rati喜樂]): f. 不喜樂

巴漢辭典 編者：(斗六) 廖文燦

arati: Disgust, non-delight.

Sarvastivada Abhidharma, Sanskrit-English Glossary, by Bhikkhu KL Dhammajoti

arati 1
a-rati is f. dissatisfaction, discontent, dulness, languor Buddh. Jain. &c
• anxiety, distress, regret MBh. BhP. &c
• anger, passion L
• a bilious disease L
• (mfn.), discontented L
arati 2
aratí m. (√ri cf. ara, áram), 'moving quickly', a servant, assistant, manager, administrator RV. (for RV. v, 2, 1, 2. aratní)

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William