Pāli Dictionary

atthāya

atthastemāyasuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Root

ar1हटना; प्राप्त करना

general

  • के लिए; के हित में; के प्रयोजन के लिए

  • for the sake of; for the purpose of; for the benefit of

  • SN 47.10

    yassa khv'āhaṃ atthāya cittaṃ paṇidahiṃ so me attho abhinipphanno

  • Thag 5.6

    atthāya vata me buddho, nadiṃ nerañjaraṃ agā, yass'āhaṃ dhammaṃ sutvāna, micchādiṭṭhiṃ vivajjayiṃ.

attha

atthrootasuffix

via inflected form atthāya · instrumental singular / dative singular / ablative singular / genitive singular / locative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

atth8की इच्छा

Synonyms

atthī, aṭṭhika, atthika, atthiya

general

  • आवश्यकता वाला; चाहने वाला; खोजने वाला

  • needing; wanting; seeking; desiring

  • Dhp 337

    taṃ vo vadāmi bhaddaṃ vo, yāvant'ettha samāgatā, taṇhāya mūlaṃ khaṇatha, usīr'attho'va bīraṇaṃ, mā vo naḷaṃ'va soto'va, māro bhañji punappunaṃ.

aṭṭha1

approximate

via inflected form aṭṭhāya · dative singular

Part of speech

numeral

general

  • आठ; संख्या आठ

  • eight; the number eight

aṭṭha2

approximate

via inflected form aṭṭhāya · dative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

ar1हटना; प्राप्त करना

general

  • लक्ष्य; अर्थ; प्रयोजन (attha का वैकल्पिक वर्तनी)

  • goal; purpose; meaning; sense (variant spelling of attha)

  • AN 8.30

    tatra bhikkhu vivekaninnena cittena vivekapoṇena vivekapabbhārena vivek'aṭṭhena nekkhamm'ābhiratena añña'd'atthu uyyojanika-paṭisaṃyuttaṃ'y'eva kathaṃ kattā hoti

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