Pāli Dictionary

dhi1

dhārootisuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

dhā1place; support

Synonyms

ādhāra, paṭiggaha, piṭhara

general

  • container; receptacle; a place for (something)

  • Snp 3.11

    taṃ nadīhi vijānātha, sobbhesu padaresu ca, saṇantā yanti kusobbhā, tuṇhīyanti mah'odadhī.

  • SN 55.41

    mah'odadhiṃ aparimitaṃ mahāsaraṃ, bahubheravaṃ ratanagaṇānam'ālayaṃ, najjo yathā naragaṇasaṅghasevitā, puthū savantī upayanti sāgaraṃ.

dhi2

Part of speech

indeclinable

general

  • shame (on you)!; fie!; woe!

  • Thag 19.1

    dhitipparaṃ kiṃ mama citta kāhisi, na te alaṃ citta vas'ānuvattako, na jātu bhastaṃ ubhatomukhaṃ chupe, dhi'r'atthu pūraṃ nava sotasandaniṃ.

dhī

approximate

Part of speech

indeclinable

Root

dhā1place; support

general

  • shame on you!; woe on him!; damn you! (an exclamation of reproach)

  • Dhp 389

    na brāhmaṇassa pahareyya, n'āssa muñcetha brāhmaṇo, dhī brāhmaṇassa hantāraṃ, tato dhī yassa muñcati.

  • SN 48.41

    dhī taṃ jammi jare atthu, dubbaṇṇakaraṇī jare, tāva manoramaṃ bimbaṃ, jarāya abhimadditaṃ.

approximate

dhī1think

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