Pokkharatā (f.) [is it fr. pokkhara lotus (cp. Sk. pauṣkara), thus "lotus -- ness," or founded on Vedic puṣpa blossom? The BSk. puṣkalatā (AvŚ ii.201) is certainly a misconstruction, if it is constructed fr. the Pali] splendidness, "flower -- likeness," only in cpd. vaṇṇa -- pokkharatā beauty of complexion Di.114; Vin i.268; S i.95; ii.279; A i.38, 86; ii.203; iii.90; DA i.282; KhA 179; VvA 14; PvA 46. The BSk. passage at AvŚ ii.202 reads "śobhāŋ varṇaŋ puṣkalatāŋ ca."