Pāli Dictionary

dhāvati

dhāvroot

Part of speech

verb

Root

dhāv1run; flow

Synonyms

paribbajati, paleti, palāyati, ādhāvati

general

  • runs; races; sprints; flies (to)

  • Dhp 344

    yo nibbanatho van'ādhimutto, vanamutto vanam'eva dhāvati, taṃ puggalam'etha passatha, mutto bandhanam'eva dhāvati.

  • Snp 4.15

    yena sallena otiṇṇo, disā sabbā vidhāvati, tam'eva sallam'abbuyha, na dhāvati na sīdati.

  • runs away; flees

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

dhāvāiti
  1. dhāvādhāva

    galloping, dashing (esp. of a horse)

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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