Pāli Dictionary

kīḷati

kīḷastemtisuffix

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

dibbati

general

  • plays; sports; amuses oneself

  • MN 35

    seyyathā'pi nāma kuñjaro saṭṭhihāyano gambhīraṃ pokkharaṇiṃ ogāhetvā sāṇadhovikaṃ nāma kīḷitajātaṃ kīḷati, evam'ev'āhaṃ samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ sāṇadhovikaṃ maññe kīḷitajātaṃ kīḷissāmi.

  • MN 38

    sa kho so, bhikkhave, kumāro vuddhim'anvāya indriyānaṃ paripākam'anvāya yāni tāni kumārakānaṃ kīḷāpanakāni tehi kīḷati, seyyath'idaṃ, vaṅkakaṃ ghaṭikaṃ mokkhacikaṃ ciṅgulakaṃ patt'āḷhakaṃ rathakaṃ dhanukaṃ.

  • celebrates a festival or holiday

  • MN 35

    seyyathā'pi nāma kuñjaro saṭṭhihāyano gambhīraṃ pokkharaṇiṃ ogāhetvā sāṇadhovikaṃ nāma kīḷitajātaṃ kīḷati, evam'ev'āhaṃ samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ sāṇadhovikaṃ maññe kīḷitajātaṃ kīḷissāmi.

  • MN 38

    sa kho so, bhikkhave, kumāro vuddhim'anvāya indriyānaṃ paripākam'anvāya yāni tāni kumārakānaṃ kīḷāpanakāni tehi kīḷati, seyyath'idaṃ, vaṅkakaṃ ghaṭikaṃ mokkhacikaṃ ciṅgulakaṃ patt'āḷhakaṃ rathakaṃ dhanukaṃ.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

kīḷāiti
  1. kīḷā

    play; sport; fun; entertainment

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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