Pāli Dictionary

āna

approximate

anrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

an1breathe; blow

meditation

  • inhaling; inhalation; breathing in

  • SN 54.11

    yañ'hi taṃ, bhikkhave, sammā vadamāno vadeyya, ariyavihāro iti'pi, brahmavihāro iti'pi, tathāgatavihāro iti'pi, ānāpānassatisamādhiṃ sammā vadamāno vadeyya, ariyavihāro iti'pi, brahmavihāro iti'pi, tathāgatavihāro iti'pī'ti.

  • SN 54.9

    ayam'pi kho, bhikkhave, ānāpānassatisamādhi bhāvito bahulīkato santo c'eva paṇīto ca asecanako ca sukho ca vihāro uppann'uppanne ca pāpake akusale dhamme ṭhānaso antaradhāpeti vūpasameti.

āṇā

approximate

āprefixñārootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

an1breathe; blow

Synonyms

cakka, satthi, āṇatti, āṇāpavatti

general

  • order; command; instruction; also the authority or power behind such a command

  • Thig 16.1

    rajje āṇādhanam'issariyaṃ, bhogā sukhā daharikā'si, bhuñjāhi kāmabhoge, vāreyyaṃ hotu te putta.

anati

approximate

via inflected form ana · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

general

  • breathes; lives

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