Pāli Dictionary

āsevati

āprefixsevroot

Part of speech

verb

Root

sev1仕える；仲間

Synonyms

paṭisevati, samāpajjati, sevati, anuyuñjati, yuñjati, nisevati

meditation

  • 親しみ修する；繰り返し実践する；習修する

  • applies oneself to; practises, cultivates, pursues (repeatedly); frequents

  • AN 9.35

    evam'evaṃ kho, bhikkhave, idh'ekacco bhikkhu bālo abyatto akhettaññū akusalo… paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati, so taṃ nimittaṃ na āsevati na bhāveti na bahulīkaroti na svādhiṭṭhitaṃ adhiṭṭhāti.

  • AN 5.57

    so taṃ maggaṃ āsevati bhāveti bahulīkaroti. tassa taṃ maggaṃ āsevato bhāvayato bahulīkaroto saṃyojanāni sabbaso pahīyanti anusayā byantīhonti.

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