Pāli Dictionary

dakkha1

dakkhrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dakkh1be able; please

Synonyms


general

  • expert; skilled; able; adroit; clever; dexterous

  • AN 8.49

    idha, visākhe, mātugāmo ye te bhattu abbhantarā kamm'antā, uṇṇā'ti vā kappāsā'ti vā, dakkhā hoti analasā tatr'upāyāya vīmaṃsāya samannāgatā alaṃ kātuṃ alaṃ saṃvidhātuṃ.

  • MN 39

    seyyathā'pi bhikkhave dakkho nhāpako vā nhāpak'antevāsī vā kaṃsathāle nhānīyacuṇṇāni ākiritvā udakena paripphosakaṃ paripphosakaṃ sanneyya

  • dexterity; ability; skill (as noun)

dakkha2

disrootasuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

dis1see


general

  • to see; to find; to perceive (stem or imperative form of dakkhati)

dakkhati

dakkhastemtisuffix

via inflected form dakkha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb


general

  • sees; finds; perceives

  • Snp 4.13

    passaṃ naro dakkhati nāmarūpaṃ, disvāna vā ñassati tāni'm'eva, kāmaṃ bahuṃ passatu appakaṃ vā, na hi tena suddhiṃ kusalā vadanti.

  • MN 26

    paṭisotagāmiṃ nipuṇaṃ, gambhīraṃ duddasaṃ aṇuṃ, rāgarattā na dakkhanti, tamokhandhena āvuṭā'ti.

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