Pāli Dictionary

hiṃsati

hiṃsrootasuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

his2blesser; nuire

Synonyms

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

ethics

  • nuire; blesser

  • 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.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

hiṃsaiti
  1. hiṃsahiṃsati

    nuire; blesser

  2. iti

    ainsi; de cette manière; comme ceci

hiṃsāiti
  1. hiṃsā

    tort, blessure, violence

  2. iti

    ainsi; de cette manière; comme ceci

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