Pāli Dictionary

adhivattha

adhiprefixvasroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

vas1dwell; live

Synonyms

vuttha, vuṭṭha, āvasita, nivuttha

general

  • inhabiting; living in; staying in; dwelt in

  • MN 45

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, gimhānaṃ pacchime māse māluvāsipāṭikā phaleyya. atha kho taṃ, bhikkhave, māluvābījaṃ aññatarasmiṃ sālamūle nipateyya. atha kho, bhikkhave, yā tasmiṃ sāle adhivatthā devatā sā bhītā saṃviggā santāsaṃ āpajjeyya.

monastic

  • accepted; consented to; agreed to (an invitation or request)

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

adhivaṭṭhā
  1. adhi

    towards; up to; above; on top; higher, superior; (as intensifier) very

  2. vaṭṭhāvaṭṭha

    wet with rain; rained upon

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