ཕོངས་པ་

ཕོངས་པ། (Wyl. phongs pa ) Pron.: pongpa

• Skt. व्यसनम्, vyasana, Pron.: vyasana. From Sanskrit: moving to and fro, wagging (of a tail) | throwing (effort) into, assiduity, industry | separation, individuality | attachment or devotion or addiction to | or | passion, (•esp.) evil passion, sin, crime, vice (said to arise either from love of pleasure or from anger | eight are enumerated under the first head, vix. | or | and eight under the second, viz. | qq.vv. | favourite pursuit or occupation, hobby | evil predicament or plight, disaster, accident, evil result, calamity, misfortune | misfortunes | ill-luck, distress, destruction, defeat, fall, ruin | setting (of sun or moon) | fruitless effort | punishment, execution (of criminals) | incompetence, inability | air, wind | tale-bearing [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW