Lesa [cp. Sk. leśa particle; as Kern, Toev. s. v. points out, it occurs in Sk. also in the P. meaning at Mbh v.33, 5 although this is not given in BR. -- As "particle" only at Dhtp 444 in defn of lisati] sham, pretext, trick Vin iii.169 (where ten lesas are enumd, viz. jāti˚, nāma˚, gotta˚, linga˚, āpatti˚, patta˚, cīvara˚, upajjhāya˚, ācariya˚, senāsana˚); J ii.11; vi.402. -- lesa -- kappa pretext Vin ii.166; Vv 8443 (=kappiya -- lesa VvA 348); Th 1, 941; DA i.103.