Pāli Dictionary

ekadā

ekastemdāsuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

tāva, āyatakena

general

  • un jour; autrefois; parfois

  • one day; once; at some (unspecified) time; sometimes

  • SN 46.55

    ko nu kho, bho gotama, hetu, ko paccayo yen'ekadā dīgharattaṃ sajjhāyakatā'pi mantā nappaṭibhanti, pag'eva asajjhāyakatā?

  • SN 3.1

    laddhā hi so upādānaṃ, mahā hutvāna pāvako, so āsajja ḍahe bālaṃ, naraṃ nāriñ'ca ekadā.

  • aussitôt; soudainement

  • at once; immediately; suddenly

  • SN 3.1

    ucc'āvacehi vaṇṇehi, urago carati tejasī, so āsajja ḍaṃse bālaṃ, naraṃ nāriñ'ca ekadā, tasmā taṃ parivajjeyya, rakkhaṃ jīvitam'attano.

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