Pāli Dictionary

aṭṭhakathā

aṭṭhastemkathāstem

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Synonyms

vaṇṇanā

Antonyms

pāḷi

doctrine

  • අටුවාව; අර්ථකථාව; ත්‍රිපිටක පාලි පෙළට ලියැවුණු විස්තරාත්මක අර්ථ දැක්වීම

  • commentary; exegesis; traditional explanation of the Pali Canon

  • MN 102

    [pajānāti aṭṭhakathā oloketabbā]

atthakathā

approximate

atthastemkathāstem

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • අර්ථ විස්තරය; අටුවාව

  • explanation of the meaning; exposition; a commentary

  • DN 30

    pure puratthā purimāsu jātisu, aññātu'kāmo paripucchitā ahu, sussūsitā pabbajitaṃ upāsitā, atth'antaro atthakathaṃ nisāmayi.

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