upa-kappana
, n. [sa. upakalpana differ,meaning] (vb. noun of prec.), benefit, profit; tiracchā-
na-gatānam pi . . . tesaṁ °-vasena dānaṁ pavattesi
(for their benefit), Cp-a 54,8; — devatā . . . catusu
mahā-dīpesu devānañ ca manussānañ ca °-ojaṁ . . .
saṁharitvā tattha (pāyāse) pakkhipiṁsu (nutritive
essence that would have been a benefit to gods and men
in the whole world), Ja I 68,28 (cf. Dhp-a III 323,16
s. v. upakappanaka); tassa °-bhojanaṁ asuka-kule
nāma sakkā laddhuṁ, Dhp-a II 143,17; — ifc. an°,
dān° (Pv-a 29,18).
