Pāli Dictionary

adhippāya

adhiprefixpaprefixirootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

i1aller; venir

Synonyms

aṭṭha, saṅkappa, aṭṭhi, naya, gedha, parikappa, pihā, abhilāsa

general

  • intention; but

  • intention; purpose

  • DN 16

    yathā, bhante, devatānaṃ adhippāyo, tathā hotū'ti.

  • sens; signification voulue

  • meaning; sense; intended meaning (of a passage)

  • plan; stratégie

  • plan; strategy; scheme

  • désir; aspiration

  • desire; longing; yearning

  • SN 4.25

    atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekam'antaṃ apakkamma evaṃ samacintesuṃ, ucc'āvacā kho purisānaṃ adhippāyā. yaṃnūna mayaṃ ekasataṃ ekasataṃ kumārivaṇṇasataṃ abhinimmineyyāmā'ti.

  • avec l’intention de; dans le but de

  • with the intention (of); for the purpose (of); aiming (at)

  • MN 35

    evam'eva kho, bhante, yāni saccakassa nigaṇṭhaputtassa visūkāyitāni visevitāni vipphanditāni tāni'pi sabbāni bhagavatā sañchinnāni sambhaggāni sampalibhaggāni, abhabbo ca dāni, bhante, saccako nigaṇṭhaputto puna bhagavantaṃ upasaṅkamituṃ yadidaṃ vāda-adhippāyo'ti.

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