Pāli Dictionary

bhakkha

bhakkhrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective · neuter

Root

bhakkh1කන්න

Synonyms

āhāra, ādī, ada, adaka

Antonyms

abhakkha

general

  • (සංයුක්තවල) ආහාරයට ගන්නා; අනුභවයට සුදුසු

  • eating, feeding on (esp. in compounds); fit to be eaten, edible

  • DN 9

    saññā nu kho, bhante, purisassa attā, udāhu aññā saññā añño attā'ti? kaṃ pana tvaṃ, poṭṭhapāda, attānaṃ paccesī'ti? oḷārikaṃ kho ahaṃ, bhante, attānaṃ paccemi rūpiṃ cātumahābhūtikaṃ kabaḷīkār'āhārabhakkhan'ti.

  • Dhp 200

    susukhaṃ vata jīvāma, yesaṃ no n'atthi kiñcanaṃ, pītibhakkhā bhavissāma, devā ābhassarā yathā.

  • (නාමයක් ලෙස) ආහාරය; ගොදුර

  • (as noun, nt.) food; prey; feed

  • DN 23

    tattha addasa pahūtaṃ sukkhagūthaṃ chaḍḍitaṃ. disvān'assa etadahosi, ayaṃ kho pahuto sukkhagūtho chaḍḍito, mama ca sūkarānaṃ bhakkho, yaṃnūn'āhaṃ ito sukkhagūthaṃ hareyyan'ti.

  • Ja 537

    evam'eva ahaṃ kāḷa, bhutvā bhakkhaṃ ras'uttamaṃ, aladdhā mānusaṃ maṃsaṃ, maññe hissāmi jīvitaṃ.

bhakkhati

bhakkhrootasuffixtisuffix

via inflected form bhakkha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

bhakkh1කන්න

general

  • අනුභව කරයි; කයි

  • eats; feeds upon; devours

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