Pāli Dictionary

icchā

icchastemāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

is1wish for

Synonyms

apekkhā, āsā, jappā, abhijappā, pihā, kamyatā, kāmatā, nikanti,

Antonyms

anicchā

mind

  • wish; desire; longing

  • SN 1.69

    icchāya bajjhatī loko, icchāvinayāya muccati

  • Snp 2.7

    tayo rogā pure āsuṃ, icchā anasanaṃ jarā

  • AN 4.157

    so mah'iccho samāno vighātavā asantuṭṭho itarītara-cīvara-piṇḍapāta-sen'āsana-gilānappaccaya-bhesajja-parikkhārena pāpikaṃ icchaṃ paṇidahati anavaññappaṭilābhāya lābha-sakkāra-siloka-ppaṭilābhāya

  • MN 40

    saṭhassa sāṭheyyaṃ appahīnaṃ hoti, māyāvissa māyā appahīnā hoti, pāp'icchassa pāpikā icchā appahīnā hoti, micchādiṭṭhikassa micchādiṭṭhi appahīnā hoti

iccha

approximate

icchastemasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

is1wish for

Synonyms

kāma, icchanta, apekkha, aṭṭhika, atthika, atthiya, icchaka, kamya,

Antonyms

aniccha

mind

  • wishing (for); desiring; wanting (often in compounds)

  • Dhp 334

    manujassa pamattacārino, taṇhā vaḍḍhati māluvā viya, so plavatī hurā huraṃ, phalam'icchaṃ'va vanasmi vānaro.

  • Snp 4.8

    sūro yathā rājakhādāya puṭṭho, abhigajjam'eti paṭisūram'icchaṃ, yen'eva so tena palehi sūra, pubb'eva n'atthi yadidaṃ yudhāya.

icchanta

icchastemntasuffix

via inflected form icchā · vocative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

is1wish for

Synonyms

iccha, ākaṅkhamāna, atthika, kāmī

mind

  • wishing; desiring; longing for

  • Dhp 334

    manujassa pamattacārino, taṇhā vaḍḍhati māluvā viya, so plavatī hurā huraṃ, phalam'icchaṃ'va vanasmi vānaro.

  • Snp 4.15

    samantam'asāro loko, disā sabbā sameritā, icchaṃ bhavanam'attano, n'āddasāsiṃ anositaṃ.

icchati

approximate

isrootasuffix

via inflected form iccha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

ākaṅkhati, pāṭikaṅkhati, paccāsiṃsati, paccāsīsati, patthayati, iñjati, jigiṃsati

mind

  • wishes; wants; desires; longs for

  • AN 8.23

    sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu! app'iccho so, bhikkhu, kulaputto. sante'y'eva attani kusaladhamme na icchati parehi ñāyamāne.

  • MN 107

    icchām'ahaṃ, bhante, rājagahaṃ gantuṃ, tassa me rājagahassa maggaṃ upadisā'ti.

  • expects; anticipates

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