Pāli Dictionary

gavesati

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Part of speech

verb

Root

gaves1chercher

Synonyms

pariyesati, esati, maggati

general

  • cherche; recherche; s’efforce de trouver

  • seeks; searches for; looks for; strives after

  • Dhp 146

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

  • désire; souhaite

  • 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

    cherche; recherche; s’efforce de trouver

  2. iti

    ainsi; de cette manière; comme ceci

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