Pāli Dictionary

āvisati

āprefixvisrootasuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

vis1entrer

Synonyms

upeti, upagacchati, anveti

general

  • entre; s’approche; s’empare de (un lieu)

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

  • Thag 16.10

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

  • (un esprit) possède; s’empare de (une personne)

  • (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

    mouton; bélier; chèvre

  2. asati

    mange; consomme; jouit de

avisaiti
  1. avisa

    non venimeux; sans poison

  2. iti

    ainsi; de cette manière; comme ceci

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