Pāli Dictionary

gavesati

gavaprefixisroot

Part of speech

verb

Root

gaves1suchen

Synonyms

pariyesati, esati, maggati

general

  • sucht; sucht nach; strebt nach

  • seeks; searches for; looks for; strives after

  • Dhp 146

    ko nu hāso kim'ānando, niccaṃ pajjalite sati, andhakārena onaddhā, padīpaṃ na gavesatha.

  • wünscht sich; begehrt

  • wishes for; desires

  • Thig 14.1

    apathena payātum'icchasi, candaṃ kīḷanakaṃ gavesasi, meruṃ laṅghetum'icchasi, yo tvaṃ buddhasutaṃ maggayasi.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

gavesaiti
  1. gavesagavesati

    sucht; sucht nach; strebt nach

  2. iti

    so; auf diese Weise; derart

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