Pāli Dictionary

hiṃsā

approximate

hiṃsrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

his2चोट पहुँचाना; हानि

Synonyms

vihiṃsā, dubbhi, pīḷā

Antonyms

ahiṃsā

ethics

  • हानि; चोट; हिंसा

  • harm; injury; violence; hurting

  • Dhp 390

    na brāhmaṇass'etadakiñci seyyo, yadā nisedho manaso piyehi, yato yato hiṃsamano nivattati, tato tato sammati'm'eva dukkhaṃ.

hiṃsati

hiṃsrootasuffix

via inflected form hiṃsa · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

his2चोट पहुँचाना; हानि

Synonyms

hanati, byāpajjati, parāmasati, paritāpeti, dussati, byābādheti, khanati, vihiṃsati,

ethics

  • हानि पहुँचाता है; पीड़ा देता है

  • harms; hurts; injures; (comm.) kills, destroys

  • Dhp 132

    sukhakāmāni bhūtāni, yo daṇḍena na hiṃsati, attano sukham'esāno, pecca so labhate sukhaṃ.

  • Dhp 270

    na tena ariyo hoti, yena pāṇāni hiṃsati, ahiṃsā sabbapāṇānaṃ, ariyo'ti pavuccati.

Found an error in the dictionary?