Pāli Dictionary

kāsi

via inflected form kāse · vocative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Kāsi; name of an ancient Indian kingdom, whose capital was Bārāṇasī (Benares)

  • AN 10.29

    yāvatā, bhikkhave, kāsikosalā, yāvatā rañño pasenadissa kosalassa vijitaṃ, rājā tattha pasenadi kosalo aggam'akkhāyati.

  • SN 3.14

    atha kho rājā māgadho ajātasattu vedehiputto caturaṅginiṃ senaṃ sannayhitvā rājānaṃ pasenadiṃ kosalaṃ abbhuyyāsi yena kāsi.

kāsa1

kāsrootasuffix

via inflected form kāse · accusative plural / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

kās1shine; be visible

general

  • a cough

  • AN 10.60

    iti imasmiṃ kāye vividhā ābādhā uppajjanti, seyyath'idaṃ, cakkhurogo sotarogo ghānarogo jivhārogo kāyarogo sīsarogo kaṇṇarogo mukharogo dantarogo oṭṭharogo kāso sāso pināso ḍāho jaro kucchirogo mucchā

  • consumption; tuberculosis

  • AN 10.60

    iti imasmiṃ kāye vividhā ābādhā uppajjanti, seyyath'idaṃ, cakkhurogo sotarogo ghānarogo jivhārogo kāyarogo sīsarogo kaṇṇarogo mukharogo dantarogo oṭṭharogo kāso sāso pināso ḍāho jaro kucchirogo mucchā

kāsa2

kāsrootasuffix

via inflected form kāse · accusative plural / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • a tall grass growing along riverbanks, Saccharum spontaneum (kans grass)

  • SN 22.93

    tassā ubhosu tīresu kāsā ce'pi jātā assu, te naṃ ajjholambeyyuṃ, kusā ce'pi jātā assu, te naṃ ajjholambeyyuṃ, pabbajā ce'pi jātā assu, te naṃ ajjholambeyyuṃ, bīraṇā ce'pi jātā assu, te naṃ ajjholambeyyuṃ, rukkhā ce'pi jātā assu, te naṃ ajjholambeyyuṃ.

kāsa3

kāsrootasuffix

via inflected form kāse · accusative plural / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

kas1drag; draw

general

  • dragging; drawing; furrowing

  • MN 65

    so abhiṇhakāraṇā anupubbakāraṇā tasmiṃ ṭhāne parinibbāyati. yato kho, bhaddāli, bhadro ass'ājānīyo abhiṇhakāraṇā anupubbakāraṇā tasmiṃ ṭhāne parinibbuto hoti, tam'enaṃ assadamako uttari kāraṇaṃ kāreti anukkame maṇḍale khurakāse dhāve davatte rājaguṇe rājavaṃse uttame jave uttame haye uttame sākhalye.

kasati

approximate

kasroot

via inflected form kase · 1st person·present·reflexive singular / 1st person·imperative·reflexive singular / 3rd person·optative singular / 2nd person·optative singular / 1st person·optative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

kas1drag; draw

general

  • ploughs; tills; turns the soil

  • SN 22.102

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, saradasamaye kassako mahānaṅgalena kasanto sabbāni mūlasantānakāni sampadālento kasati

  • Snp 1.4

    ahaṃ kho, samaṇa, kasāmi ca vapāmi ca. kasitvā ca vapitvā ca bhuñjāmi. tvam'pi, samaṇa, kasassu ca vapassu ca. kasitvā ca vapitvā ca bhuñjassū'ti.

kasā

approximate

via inflected form kase · vocative singular

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

kas1drag; draw

general

  • a whip; crop; lash

  • Dhp 143

    hirīnisedho puriso, koci lokasmi vijjati, yo nindaṃ apabodheti, asso bhadro kasā'm'iva.

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