Pāli Dictionary

asevanā

aprefixsevrootanāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

sev1serve; associate

Antonyms

sevanā

ethics

  • non-association; not frequenting; abstaining from associating (with)

  • Kp 5

    asevanā ca bālānaṃ, paṇḍitānañ'ca sevanā, pūjā ca pūjanīyānaṃ, etaṃ maṅgalam'uttamaṃ.

āsevanā

approximate

āprefixsevrootanāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

sev1serve; associate

meditation

  • diligent practice; repeated cultivation; applying oneself (to)

  • MN 44

    yā tesaṃ'y'eva dhammānaṃ āsevanā bhāvanā bahulīkammaṃ, ayaṃ ettha samādhibhāvanā'ti.

  • SN 47.19

    kathañ'ca, bhikkhave, attānaṃ rakkhanto paraṃ rakkhati? āsevanāya, bhāvanāya, bahulīkammena, evaṃ kho, bhikkhave, attānaṃ rakkhanto paraṃ rakkhati.

āsevana

approximate

āprefixsevrootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

sev1serve; associate

doctrine

  • practising; repeated cultivation; applying oneself (to)

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