Pāli Dictionary

cavana

curootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

cu1shift; fall away; die

Synonyms

cavanatā

Antonyms

acavana

cosmology

  • passing away; falling away (from an existence); dying

  • MN 49

    idaṃ niccaṃ, idaṃ dhuvaṃ, idaṃ sassataṃ, idaṃ kevalaṃ, idaṃ acavanadhammaṃ, idañ'hi na jāyati na jīyati na mīyati na cavati na upapajjati, ito ca pan'aññaṃ uttari nissaraṇaṃ n'atthī'ti

cāvana

approximate

curootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

cu1shift; fall away; die

monastic

  • causing (a monk) to disrobe; making one leave the monastic order

general

  • causing to move or fall away; making (something) depart or be abandoned

cāvanā

approximate

cāverootanāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

cu1shift; fall away; die

general

  • causing to move; causing to shift; removal

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