Pāli Dictionary

āvaraṇa1

āprefixvarrootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

var1覆蓋；衣；制止

Synonyms

antarāyika, nivāraṇa

Antonyms

anāvaraṇa

doctrine

  • 障礙的；遮蔽的；妨礙的

  • obstructing; blocking; impeding

  • AN 4.65

    ajjhattañ'ca na jānāti, bahiddhā ca na passati, samant'āvaraṇo bālo, sa ve ghosena vuyhati.

  • AN 5.51

    uddhaccakukkuccaṃ, bhikkhave, āvaraṇaṃ nīvaraṇaṃ cetaso ajjhāruhaṃ paññāya dubbalīkaraṇaṃ.

āvaraṇa2

āprefixvarrootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Antonyms

anāvaraṇa

doctrine

  • 障礙；遮障；妨礙（修道之障）

  • obstruction; obstacle; hindrance; impediment

  • AN 4.122

    yam'pi no saddhā gahapatikā divā vikāle paṇītaṃ khādanīyaṃ vā bhojanīyaṃ vā denti, tatra'p'ime mukh'āvaraṇaṃ maññe karontī'ti.

avara

approximate

avaprefixrasuffix

via inflected form avarāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

ittara, oraka, lāmaka, avabhūta

Antonyms

vara

general

  • 低劣的；卑下的；在下方的

  • inferior; low; below

  • Snp 5.4

    saṅkhāya lokasmi paro-avarāni, yass'iñjitaṃ n'atthi kuhiñci loke, santo vidhūmo anīgho nirāso, atāri so jātijaranti brūmī'ti.

  • 較後的；西方的；較年少的

  • later; posterior; western; younger

  • Snp 5.4

    saṅkhāya lokasmi paro-avarāni, yass'iñjitaṃ n'atthi kuhiñci loke, santo vidhūmo anīgho nirāso, atāri so jātijaranti brūmī'ti.

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