Lepa [fr. lip, see limpati; cp. Classic Sk. lepa stain, dirt] 1. smearing, plastering, coating over Vin iv.303 (bāhira˚); J ii.25 (mattikā˚). -- 2. (fig.) plaster, i. e. that which sticks, affection, attachment, etc., in taṇhā˚ the stain of craving, & diṭṭhi˚ of speculation Nd1 55; Nd2 271iii. -- Note. lasagata at A ii.165 read with v. l. as lepa -- gata, i. e. sticky. -- Cp. ā˚, pa˚