Pāli Dictionary

isi

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

muni

general

  • ඍෂියා; තාපසයා; ශ්‍රමණයා; සිල්වතා

  • sage; seer; ascetic; holy man (often used for non-Buddhist hermits, but also applied to the Buddha and his enlightened disciples)

  • Thag 19.1

    kadā nu paññāmayam'uggatejaṃ, satthaṃ isīnaṃ sahas'ādiyitvā, māraṃ sasenaṃ sahasā bhañjissaṃ, sīh'āsane taṃ nu kadā bhavissati.

  • AN 4.45

    bhūtapubb'āhaṃ, bhante, rohitasso nāma isi ahosiṃ bhojaputto iddhimā vehāsaṅ'gamo.

  • වේද මන්ත්‍ර රචක පැරණි ඍෂිවරු

  • Vedic seer; inspired poet of the past (esp. the traditional authors of the Vedic hymns)

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