Pāli Dictionary

amarā

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

mar1die

general

  • an eel

  • MN 76

    tatra, sandaka, viññū puriso iti paṭisañcikkhati, ayaṃ kho bhavaṃ satthā mando momūho. so mandattā momūhattā tattha tattha pañhaṃ puṭṭho samāno vācāvikkhepaṃ āpajjati amarāvikkhepaṃ, evan'ti'pi me no, tathā'ti'pi me no, aññathā'ti'pi me no, no'ti'pi me no, no no'ti'pi me no'ti.

amara

approximate

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Part of speech

adjective

Root

mar1die

Antonyms

macca

general

  • immortal; undying, deathless; unending

  • MN 76

    tatra, sandaka, viññū puriso iti paṭisañcikkhati, ayaṃ kho bhavaṃ satthā mando momūho. so mandattā momūhattā tattha tattha pañhaṃ puṭṭho samāno vācāvikkhepaṃ āpajjati amarāvikkhepaṃ, evan'ti'pi me no, tathā'ti'pi me no, aññathā'ti'pi me no, no'ti'pi me no, no no'ti'pi me no'ti.

  • MN 82

    kandanti naṃ ñātī pakiriya kese, ahovatā no amarā'ti c'āhu, vatthena naṃ pārutaṃ nīharitvā, citaṃ samādhāya tatoḍahanti.

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Amarā
Person

  • The wise and virtuous wife of the sage Mahosadha, whose fidelity while alone was later cited in the Milindapañha as an example against sweeping claims about women’s nature.

Amara
Otherapproximate

  • A shortened form of a place name; see the fuller entry under its complete form.

Amara2
Placeapproximate

  • A city in the time of Siddhattha Buddha where two brothers who ruled as chiefs, following footprints the Buddha left leading to a nearby pleasance, went there themselves and became Arahants after hearing him teach.

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