Pāli Dictionary

ekantaṃ

ekaprefixantastemaṃsuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

ekamantaṃ, sammā, sādhukaṃ, kevalaṃ, eva, paripūraṃ, asesaṃ

general

  • completely, absolutely, exclusively; certainly, invariably

  • AN 3.102

    sace, bhikkhave, adhicittam'anuyutto bhikkhu ek'antaṃ samādhinimittaṃ'y'eva manasi kareyya, ṭhānaṃ taṃ cittaṃ kosajjāya saṃvatteyya.

  • Dhp 228

    na c'āhu na ca bhavissati, na c'eta'r'ahi vijjati, ek'antaṃ nindito poso, ek'antaṃ vā pasaṃsito.

ekanta

ekaprefixantastem

via inflected form ekantaṃ · nominative singular / accusative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

eka, kevala, paripuṇṇa, dhuva, ekaṃsa, taccha, yathābhucca, ekaṃsika,

general

  • absolute; total, perfect, complete, exclusive

  • MN 112

    sambādho ghar'āvāso raj'āpatho, abbhokāso pabbajjā. na'y'idaṃ sukaraṃ agāraṃ ajjhāvasatā ek'antaparipuṇṇaṃ ek'antaparisuddhaṃ saṅkhalikhitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ carituṃ.

  • DN 9

    evam'eva kho, poṭṭhapāda, ye te samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṃvādino evaṃdiṭṭhino, ek'antasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṃ maraṇā'ti.

  • definite; certain, sure, without fail

  • AN 10.83

    imehi kho, puṇṇiya, dasahi dhammehi samannāgatā ek'antapaṭibhānā tathāgataṃ dhammadesanā hotī'ti.

  • extreme; incredible, taken to the utmost degree

  • AN 10.83

    imehi kho, puṇṇiya, dasahi dhammehi samannāgatā ek'antapaṭibhānā tathāgataṃ dhammadesanā hotī'ti.

  • single; one and the same, identical

  • DN 21

    sabb'eva nu kho, mārisa, samaṇabrāhmaṇā ek'antavādā ek'antasīlā ek'antachandā ekanta-ajjhosānā'ti? na kho, devānam'inda, sabbe samaṇabrāhmaṇā ek'antavādā ek'antasīlā ek'antachandā ekanta-ajjhosānā'ti.

  • real; genuine, authentic

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