Other Pāḷi and Sanskrit dictionaries
Download the latest dictionary files from the GitHub Releases page.
GoldenDict
| Dictionary | Download |
|---|---|
| All dictionaries (combined) | all-dictionaries-gd.zip |
| Ancient Buddhist Texts Glossary | abt-gd.zip |
| Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary | apte-gd.zip |
| Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit | bhs-gd.zip |
| Buddhist Wiki | buddhist-wiki-gd.zip |
| CST Bold Definitions | bold-def-gd.zip |
| Critical Pāli Dictionary | cpd-gd.zip |
| Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names | dppn-gd.zip |
| DPR Analysis | dpr-gd.zip |
| Margaret Cone Dictionary | cone-gd.zip |
| Monier Williams (Cologne) | mw-gd.zip |
| Nyanatiloka's Buddhist Dictionary | nyanatiloka-gd.zip |
| Pali English Ultimate | peu-gd.zip |
| PTS Pāḷi-English Dictionary | pts-gd.zip |
| Simsapa Combined Dictionary | simsapa-gd.zip |
| Sinhala-English-Sinhala | sin-eng-sin-gd.zip |
| Whitney's Roots | whitney-gd.zip |
MDict
| Dictionary | Download |
|---|---|
| All dictionaries (combined) | all-dictionaries-mdict.zip |
| Ancient Buddhist Texts Glossary | abt-mdict.zip |
| Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary | apte-mdict.zip |
| Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit | bhs-mdict.zip |
| Buddhist Wiki | buddhist-wiki-mdict.zip |
| CST Bold Definitions | bold-def-mdict.zip |
| Critical Pāli Dictionary | cpd-mdict.zip |
| Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names | dppn-mdict.zip |
| DPR Analysis | dpr-mdict.zip |
| Margaret Cone Dictionary | cone-mdict.zip |
| Monier Williams (Cologne) | mw-mdict.zip |
| Nyanatiloka's Buddhist Dictionary | nyanatiloka-mdict.zip |
| Pali English Ultimate | peu-mdict.zip |
| PTS Pāḷi-English Dictionary | pts-mdict.zip |
| Simsapa Combined Dictionary | simsapa-mdict.zip |
| Sinhala-English-Sinhala | sin-eng-sin-mdict.zip |
| Whitney's Roots | whitney-mdict.zip |
Here are detailed instructions on how to install these MDict files on your Android or IOS device.
Simsapa Combined Dictionary
This is a composite dictionary which contains - Pali Text Society's Pali English Dictionary (PTS) - Dictionary of Pali Proper Names (DPPN) - New Concise Pali English Dictionary (NCPED) - Nyanatiloka's Buddhist Dictionary
For more information about the Simsapa Dhamma Reader, please visit https://simsapa.github.io/.
Pali English Ultimate (PEU)
Pali Myanmar Abhidhan is the world's largest Pali dictionary, a massive 23 volumes, with more than 200 000 words, a complete reference guide to the language of the root texts and commentaries.
PEU is a project in progress to translate the Abhidhan's definitions into English, currently at about 80% human translated, the remainder is by Google. You can find the Project Website here. PEU dictionary is integrated into Tipitaka Pali Reader.
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names (DPPN)
The DPPN by G. P. Malalasekera has been updated and revised by Ven. Ānandajoti in June 2025. It is available online from his website, Ancient Buddhist Texts or via the links above for offline use.
Nyanatiloka's Buddhist Dictionary
Buddhist Dictionary: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines by Nyanatiloka Mahathera, 4th revised edition, edited by Nyanaponika Mahathera, Buddhist Publication Society, 1980. The full text is hosted at dhammatalks.net; the links above package it for offline use. It is also one of the four dictionaries combined (without individual attribution) inside the Simsapa Combined Dictionary above.
Buddhist Wiki
About 23,800 articles on Buddhism from English Wikipedia: teachings, texts, schools, people, temples and places. The articles come from Wikipedia's Buddhism category tree, five levels deep. Each entry is the article's text with images, tables and references removed. Links between articles open the linked entry within the dictionary. Text from English Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; each entry links back to its online article. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation.
PTS Pāḷi-English Dictionary
The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary by T. W. Rhys Davids and William Stede, 1921–25. The text comes from the BuddhaDust edition, which follows the PTS 2015 corrected reprint. BuddhaDust states that the corrected reprint is © The Pāḷi Text Society, licensed CC BY-NC, with commercial rights reserved. BuddhaDust's own notes and the material it merged from other dictionaries are left out, and its lost references to the Atthasālinī (DhsA) are restored. A few untagged BuddhaDust edits may remain. The links above package it for offline use, and it is also built into the DPD app.
CST Bold Definitions
These are are the bold-defined terms contained in Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana Tipiṭaka texts. The same data is searchable on www.dpdict.net.