Pāli Dictionary

dussīla

durprefixsīlrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

sīl1conduct oneself; practise

Synonyms

adhammika

ethics

  • unprincipled; immoral; of bad character; void of morality

  • Dhp 110

    yo ca vassasataṃ jīve, dussīlo asamāhito, ek'āhaṃ jīvitaṃ seyyo, sīlavantassa jhāyino.

  • Dhp 320

    ahaṃ nāgo'va saṅgāme, cāpato patitaṃ saraṃ, ativākyaṃ titikkhissaṃ, dussīlo hi bahujjano.

  • (as noun) an immoral person; one of bad behaviour; (nt) unprincipled behaviour

  • DN 16

    idha, gahapatayo, dussīlo sīlavipanno pamād'ādhikaraṇaṃ mahatiṃ bhogajāniṃ nigacchati. ayaṃ paṭhamo ādīnavo dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

  • Ud 8.6

    katame pañca? idha, gahapatayo, dussīlo sīlavipanno pamād'ādhikaraṇaṃ mahatiṃ bhogajāniṃ nigacchati. ayaṃ paṭhamo ādīnavo dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

dusilā
  1. du

    (prefix) bad, difficult, wrong, ill

  2. silā

    stone; rock

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