Pāli Dictionary

bhante

bhūrootasuffixntsuffixesuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Root

bham1turn; revolve; buzz

Synonyms

ayiraka

general

  • venerable sir; sir; lord; a term of polite address to a respected person

  • DN 14

    seyyathā'pi, bhante, nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya, paṭicchannaṃ vā vivareyya, mūḷhassa vā maggaṃ ācikkheyya, andhakāre vā telapajjotaṃ dhāreyya, cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantī'ti. evam'evaṃ bhagavatā anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito.

  • AN 10.58

    bhagavaṃmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā bhagavaṃnettikā bhagavaṃpaṭisaraṇā. sādhu vata, bhante, bhagavantaṃ'y'eva paṭibhātu etassa bhāsitassa attho. bhagavato sutvā bhikkhū dhāressantī'ti.

bhāti

bhāroottisuffix

via inflected form bhante · 3rd person·present·reflexive plural

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

pakāsati

general

  • shines; illuminates; lights up

  • MN 49

    yāvatā candimasūriyā, pariharanti disā bhanti virocanā. tāva sahassadhā loko, ettha te vattate vaso.

  • AN 10.29

    yāvatā, bhikkhave, candimasūriyā pariharanti disā bhanti virocamānā, tāva sahassadhā loko.

bhanta

bhamroottasuffix

via inflected form bhante · accusative plural / locative singular / vocative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

bham1turn; revolve; buzz

general

  • swerving; spinning; whirling; (of a vehicle) out of control, veering off course

  • Dhp 222

    yo ve uppatitaṃ kodhaṃ, rathaṃ bhantaṃ'va vāraye, tam'ahaṃ sārathiṃ brūmi, rasmiggāho itaro jano.

  • Snp 4.7

    eko pubbe caritvāna, methunaṃ yo nisevati, yānaṃ bhantaṃ va taṃ loke, hīnam'āhu puthujjanaṃ.

  • staggering; swaying; wandering; bewildered

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