➥ acakkhussa:

• for acakkhussa:
  • gloomy
  • unsightly
  • bad for the eyes
• acakkhussā: gloomy
• acakkhusso: unsightly; bad for the eyes

Three occurrences

Acakkhussa occurs four times in the scriptures, and the occurrences at AN iii 250 and Vin.2.137 are duplicates. Therefore only three times, all in the Illustrations below.

➥ acakkhussā: (main article see: acakkhussa)

Illustration: acakkhussā, gloomy

Now at the time dwelling-places had no windows. They were gloomy and bad smelling.

avātapānakā honti acakkhussā duggandhā

The Buddha said: ‘I allow three kinds of window aperture’. (Vin.2.148)

➥ acakkhusso: (main article see: acakkhussa)

Illustration: acakkhusso, unsightly

Bhikkhus, there are five disadvantages in not chewing tooth-wood:

ādīnavā dantakaṭṭhassa akhādane

• [Bad mouth hygiene] is unsightly,

acakkhussaṁ

• The mouth stinks, etc.

mukhaṁ duggandhaṁ hoti

There are five advantages in chewing tooth-wood:

ānisaṁsā dantakaṭṭhassa khādane

• [Good mouth hygiene] is sightly,

cakkhussaṁ

• The mouth does not stink, etc.

mukhaṁ na duggandhaṁ hoti. (Vin.2.137; AN iii 250)

Illustration: acakkhusso, bad for the eyes

Bhikkhus, there are these five disadvantages of a campfire.

ādīnavā aggismiṁ

• It is bad for the eyes,

acakkhusso

• It causes a bad complexion,

dubbaṇṇakaraṇo

• It causes weakness

dubbalakaraṇo

• It promotes gregariousness

saṅgaṇikāpavaddhano

• It leads to gossip

tiracchānakathāpavattaniko. (AN iii 256)