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Parūḷha (adj.) [pp. of pa+ruh, cp. BSk. prarūḍha ( -- śma- śru) Jtm 210] grown, grown long, mostly in phrase ˚kaccha -- nakha -- loma having long nails, & long hair in the armpit, e. g. at S i.78; Ud 65; J iv.362, 371; vi.488; Miln 163 (so read for p. -- kaccha -- loma); Sdhp 104. <-> Kern, Toev. ii.139 s. v. points out awkwardness of this phrase and suspects a distortion of kaccha either from kesa or kaca, i. e. with long hairs (of the head), nails & other hair. -- Further in foll. phrases: mukhaŋ p. bearded face J iv.387; ˚kesa -- nakha -- loma J i.303; ˚kesa -- massu with hair & beard grown long J iv.159; ˚kaccha with long grass J vi.100; ˚massu -- dāṭhika having grown a beard and tooth DA i.263.

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