Pāli Dictionary

āvisati

āprefixvisrootasuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

vis1enter

Synonyms

upeti, upagacchati, anveti

general

  • enters; approaches; takes possession of (a place)

  • Thag 16.10

    te kilesā pavaḍḍhantā, āvisanti bahuṃ janaṃ, kīḷanti maññe bālehi, ummattehi'va rakkhasā.

  • (of a spirit) possesses; takes possession of (a person)

  • DN 32

    imesaṃ yakkhānaṃ mahāyakkhānaṃ senāpatīnaṃ mahāsenāpatīnaṃ ujjhāpetabbaṃ vikkanditabbaṃ viravitabbaṃ, ayaṃ yakkho gaṇhāti, ayaṃ yakkho āvisati, ayaṃ yakkho heṭheti, ayaṃ yakkho viheṭheti, ayaṃ yakkho hiṃsati, ayaṃ yakkho vihiṃsati, ayaṃ yakkho na muñcatī'ti.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

aviṃasati
  1. aviṃavi

    a sheep; a ram; a goat

  2. asati

    eats; consumes; enjoys; partakes of

avisaiti
  1. avisa

    not poisonous; non-venomous

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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