Pāli Dictionary

addhāna

addhastemānasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

addha

general

  • path; road; highroad; journey

  • time; period; long duration; lifetime; course of saṃsāra

  • SN 45.42-47

    sace vo, bhikkhave, aññatitthiyā paribbājakā evaṃ puccheyyuṃ, kim'atthiyaṃ, āvuso, samaṇe gotame brahmacariyaṃ vussatī'ti, evaṃ puṭṭhā tumhe, bhikkhave, tesaṃ aññatitthiyānaṃ paribbājakānaṃ evaṃ byākareyyātha… addhānapariññ'atthaṃ kho, āvuso, bhagavati brahmacariyaṃ vussatī'ti …

addha1

via inflected form addhāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

sāmisa, addhabhūta

general

  • soiled; dirty; wet; (fig.) attached to, intoxicated with

addha2

via inflected form addhāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

upaḍḍha

general

  • half; a part (often used in compounds)

aḍḍha

approximate

āprefixidhrootasuffix

via inflected form aḍḍhāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

idh3succeed; accomplish

Synonyms

dhana, mahaddhana, bhogī, sadhana, samiddha, adalidda, adaḷidda, bhogavant

Antonyms

dalidda

general

  • wealthy; rich; opulent; possessing great wealth or power

  • AN 10.24

    seyyathā'pi, āvuso, puriso daliddo'va samāno aḍḍhavādaṃ vadeyya, adhano'va samāno dhanavāvādaṃ vadeyya, abhogo'va samāno bhogavāvādaṃ vadeyya.

  • AN 3.100

    idha, bhikkhave, ekacco aḍḍho hoti mahaddhano mahābhogo. evarūpo, bhikkhave, aḍḍhakahāpaṇena'pi na bandhanaṃ nigacchati, kahāpaṇena'pi na bandhanaṃ nigacchati, kahāpaṇasatena'pi na bandhanaṃ nigacchati.

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