Pāli Dictionary

garu

garrootusuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

gar1esteem; be heavy

Synonyms

garuka, sakkāra, cittikāra, cittīkāra, sammāna, ādariya

Antonyms

agaru

general

  • heavy; weighty; burdensome; difficult; serious; grave

  • AN 10.71

    ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu, sabrahmacārīnaṃ piyo c'assaṃ manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo cā'ti, sīlesv'ev'assa paripūrakārī ajjhattaṃ cetosamatham'anuyutto anirākatajjhāno vipassanāya samannāgato brūhetā suññ'āgārānaṃ.

  • esteemed; venerated; respected; highly prized; of great account

  • AN 10.71

    ākaṅkheyya ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu, sabrahmacārīnaṃ piyo c'assaṃ manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo cā'ti, sīlesv'ev'assa paripūrakārī ajjhattaṃ cetosamatham'anuyutto anirākatajjhāno vipassanāya samannāgato brūhetā suññ'āgārānaṃ.

monastic

  • (as noun) teacher; preceptor; guru; any venerated person

ethics

  • (as noun) respect; honour; veneration; reverence

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