Pāli Dictionary

apa

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms


general

  • 離れて、遠ざかって、下へ、戻って(方向を表す接頭辞)

  • away; away from; off; down; back (directional prefix)

  • AN 8.53

    ācayāya saṃvattanti no apacayāya

āpa

approximate

āprootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

āp4濡れます

Synonyms


general

  • 水;水(すい)の要素(水大)

  • water; the liquid element (also āpo in compounds)

  • Ud 7.9

    kiṃ kayirā udapānena, āpā ce sabbadā siyuṃ, taṇhāya mūlato chetvā, kissa pariyesanaṃ care'ti.

  • MN 49

    ahesuṃ kho ye, bhikkhu, tayā pubbe samaṇabrāhmaṇā lokasmiṃ pathavīgarahakā pathavījigucchakā, āpagarahakā āpajigucchakā, tejagarahakā tejajigucchakā, vāyagarahakā vāyajigucchakā

āpas

approximate

āprootassuffix

via inflected form āpā · nominative plural / ablative singular / vocative singular · plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

āp4濡れます

Synonyms


general

  • 水;液体

  • water; liquid

  • DN 16

    kattha āpo ca pathavī, tejo vāyo na gādhati, kattha dīghañ'ca rassañ'ca, aṇuṃ thūlaṃ subh'āsubhaṃ, kattha nāmañ'ca rūpañ'ca, asesaṃ uparujjhatī'ti?

  • MN 62

    yaṃ ajjhattaṃ paccattaṃ āpo āpogataṃ upādinnaṃ… yaṃ vā pan'aññam'pi kiñci ajjhattaṃ paccattaṃ āpo āpogataṃ upādinnaṃ, ayaṃ vuccati, rāhula, ajjhattikā āpodhātu.

doctrine

  • 水界;水大(四大の一つ、粘着性と流動性を表す元素)

  • the water element; element of cohesion; fluidity (as one of the four great elements)

  • DN 16

    kattha āpo ca pathavī, tejo vāyo na gādhati, kattha dīghañ'ca rassañ'ca, aṇuṃ thūlaṃ subh'āsubhaṃ, kattha nāmañ'ca rūpañ'ca, asesaṃ uparujjhatī'ti?

  • MN 62

    yaṃ ajjhattaṃ paccattaṃ āpo āpogataṃ upādinnaṃ… yaṃ vā pan'aññam'pi kiñci ajjhattaṃ paccattaṃ āpo āpogataṃ upādinnaṃ, ayaṃ vuccati, rāhula, ajjhattikā āpodhātu.

Encyclopedia

Āpā
Otherapproximate
  • 『大会経』の説法の場に居合わせた神々の一群で、過去世に水遍禅を修していたためにそこに転生したとブッダゴーサは述べている。

  • A class of deities present at the teaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta, said by Buddhaghosa to have been reborn there for having practised meditation on the water device in past lives.

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