Pāli Dictionary

ādhāra

āprefixdharrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure

Synonyms

paṭiggaha, dhi, nidhāna, piṭhara, upadhāna

general

  • support; base; stand; container; receptacle; that which holds up

  • AN 5.28

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, udakamaṇiko ādhāre ṭhapito pūro udakassa samatittiko kākapeyyo. tam'enaṃ balavā puriso yato yato āvajjeyya, āgaccheyya udakan'ti? evaṃ, bhante.

  • MN 119

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, udakamaṇiko ritto tuccho ādhāre ṭhapito. atha puriso āgaccheyya udakabhāraṃ ādāya. taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhikkhave, api nu so puriso labhetha udakassa nikkhepanan'ti? evaṃ, bhante.

  • (in grammar) the locative case, that which indicates the location or basis of an action

adhara1

approximate

adhostemarasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • lower, under, the bottom part of

  • MN 91

    so gacchanto na satthiṃ unnāmeti, na satthiṃ onāmeti, na satthiṃ sannāmeti, na satthiṃ vināmeti. gacchato kho pana tassa bhoto gotamassa adharakāyo'va iñjati, na ca kāyabalena gacchati.

adhara2

approximate

adhostemarasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • the (lower) lip

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