Pāli Dictionary

adhammika

aprefixdhammastemikasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure

Synonyms

adhamma, dussīla, adhammacārī

Antonyms

dhammika

ethics

  • unrighteous; unjust; immoral; unprincipled; impious; against the natural order

  • SN 35.248

    dhammikā kho devā, adhammikā asurā, idh'eva dān'āhaṃ devapuraṃ gacchāmī'ti, atha kaṇṭhapañcamehi bandhanehi muttaṃ attānaṃ samanupassati, dibbehi ca pañcahi kāmaguṇehi samappito samaṅgībhūto paricāreti.

general

  • illegal; illegitimate

  • DN 12

    yasmiṃ kho, lohicca, satthari sāvako evarūpaṃ uḷāraṃ visesaṃ adhigacchati, ayam'pi kho, lohicca, satthā, yo loke nacodanāraho, yo ca pan'evarūpaṃ satthāraṃ codeti, sā codanā abhūtā atacchā adhammikā sāvajjā

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