Pāli Dictionary

bhāyati

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

tasati

mind

  • is afraid; fears; is frightened of

  • Dhp 129

    sabbe tasanti daṇḍassa, sabbe bhāyanti maccuno, attānaṃ upamaṃ katvā, na haneyya na ghātaye.

  • MN 36

    tassa mayhaṃ, aggivessana, etadahosi, kiṃ nu kho ahaṃ tassa sukhassa bhāyāmi, yaṃ taṃ sukhaṃ aññatr'eva kāmehi aññatra akusalehi dhammehī'ti?

  • fears for; is concerned for; worries about someone’s safety

  • SN 9.7

    bhāyāmi nāgadattaṃ suppagabbhaṃ, kulesu vinibaddhaṃ, mā h'eva maccurañño balavato, antakassa vasaṃ upesī'ti.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

bhayāiti
  1. bhayābhaya

    fear; fright; dread

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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