Pāli Dictionary

atthaṃ

arrootthasuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Root

ar1move; attain

general

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

  • AN 4.25

    na'y'idaṃ, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṃ vussati janakuhan'atthaṃ, na janalapan'atthaṃ, na lābhasakkārasilok'ānisaṃs'atthaṃ, na itivādappamokkh'ānisaṃs'atthaṃ, na iti maṃ jano jānātū'ti

attha

atthrootasuffix

via inflected form atthaṃ · nominative singular / accusative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

atth8wish for

Synonyms

atthī, aṭṭhika, atthika, atthiya

general

  • 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 aṭṭhaṃ · nominative singular / accusative singular

Part of speech

numeral

general

  • eight; the number eight

aṭṭha2

approximate

via inflected form aṭṭhaṃ · accusative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

ar1move; attain

general

  • 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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