Pāli Dictionary

assava1

Part of speech

adjective

Root

su1flow

Synonyms

suvaca, subbaca, vacanakara

Antonyms

anassava

general

  • obedient, dutiful, compliant; loyal, attentive (esp. to instruction)

  • SN 1.14

    sambuddho dvipadaṃ seṭṭho, ājānīyo catuppadaṃ, sussūsā seṭṭhā bhariyānaṃ, yo ca puttānam'assavo'ti.

assava2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

su1flow

general

  • discharge, suppuration, pus; outflow

  • MN 140

    chadhāturo ayaṃ, bhikkhu, puriso chaphass'āyatano aṭṭhārasamano'pavicāro catur'ādhiṭṭhāno, yattha ṭhitaṃ maññ'assavā nappavattanti, maññ'assave kho pana nappavattamāne muni santo'ti vuccati.

assāva

approximate

āprefixsurootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

su1flow

Synonyms

pubba

general

  • suppuration; pus; fluid discharge (from a sore)

assavati

āprefixsavroottisuffix

via inflected form assava · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

su1flow

general

  • flows out (to); streams out (towards)

  • AN 4.195

    idh'assa, vappa, kāyena saṃvuto vācāya saṃvuto manasā saṃvuto avijjāvirāgā vijj'uppādā. passasi no tvaṃ, vappa, taṃ ṭhānaṃ yatonidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkhavedaniyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan'ti?

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