Accaya [from acceti, ati + i, going on or beyond; cp. Sk. atyaya] (1) (temporal) lapse, passing; passing away, end, death. Usually as instr. accayena after the lapse of, at the end or death of, after Vin i.25; D ii.127 (rattiyā a.), 154 (mam˚ when I shall be dead); M i.438 (temās˚ after 3 months); S i.69; Snp. 102 (catunnaŋ māsānaŋ), p. 110 (rattiyā); J i.253 (ekāha -- dvīh˚), 291 (katipāh˚ after a few days); PvA 47 (katipāh˚), 82 (dasamās˚), 145 (vassasatānaŋ). -- (2) (modal) passing or getting over, overcoming, conquering, only in phrase dur -- accaya difficult to overcome, of kāmapanka Sn 945 (= dur -- atikkamanīya SnA 568), of sanga Sn 948: taṇhā Dh 336; sota It 95. -- (3) (fig.) going beyond (the norm), transgression, offence Vin i.133 (thull˚ a grave offence), 167 (id.); ii.110, 170; esp. in foll. phrases: accayo maŋ accagamā a fault has overcome me, i. e. has been committed by me (in confession formula) D i.85 (= abhibhavitvā pavatto has overwhelmed me DA i.236); A i.54; M i.438 (id.); accayaŋ accayato passati to recognise a breach of the regulation as such Vin i.315; A i.103; ii.146 sq.; ˚ŋ deseti to confess the transgression S i.239; ˚ŋ accayato paṭigaṇhāti to accept (the confession of) the fault, i. e. to pardon the transgression, in confessionformula at D i.85 = (Vin ii.192; M i.438 etc.). In the same sense accaya -- paṭiggahaṇa pardon, absolution J v.380; accayena desanaŋ paṭigaṇhāti J i.379; accayaŋ khamati to forgive Miln 420.