Pāli Dictionary

kalyāṇī1

kalyāṇastemīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • eine schöne Frau; eine gute, liebenswerte Frau

  • a beautiful woman; a good, lovely woman

  • DN 9

    seyyathā'pi, poṭṭhapāda, puriso evaṃ vadeyya, ahaṃ yā imasmiṃ janapade janapadakalyāṇī, taṃ icchāmi taṃ kāmemī'ti.

  • Thig 13.4

    tuvaṃ nissāya kalyāṇī, therī saṅghassa sobhane, tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

  • Kalyāṇī, Name eines Flusses und einer Stadt auf Sri Lanka, die der Buddha besuchte

  • Kalyāṇī, the name of a river and a town in Sri Lanka (near modern Kelaniya), visited by the Buddha

kalyāṇī2

kalyāṇastemīsuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

sādhu, bhadra, bhaddikā

general

  • vortrefflich; gut; verheißungsvoll (feminine Form von kalyāṇa)

  • excellent; good; auspicious; most fortunate (feminine agreement of kalyāṇa)

  • AN 4.186

    sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu! bhaddako kho te, bhikkhu, ummaggo, bhaddakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ, kalyāṇī paripucchā

kalyāṇa

via inflected form kalyāṇī · nominative singular · plural / accusative plural / vocative singular · plural

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

kusala, hita, sādhu, dhana, sāraṇīya, sārāṇīya, abhirūpa, sudassana,

Antonyms

pāpaka, pāpa

ethics

  • gut; tugendhaft; ethisch; heilsam; günstig

  • good; virtuous; ethical; beneficial; auspicious

  • AN 10.48

    kammassako'mhi kammadāy'ādo kammayoni kammabandhu kammapaṭisaraṇo, yaṃ kammaṃ karissāmi kalyāṇaṃ vā pāpakaṃ vā tassa dāy'ādo bhavissāmī'ti pabbajitena abhiṇhaṃ paccavekkhitabbaṃ

  • AN 3.27

    kiñ'c'āpi, bhikkhave, evarūpassa puggalassa na diṭṭh'ānugatiṃ āpajjati, atha kho naṃ kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati, kalyāṇamitto purisapuggalo kalyāṇasahāyo kalyāṇasampavaṅko'ti.

  • (als Substantiv) das Gute; Tugend; Verdienst; gute Taten; Wohlergehen; Schönheit

  • (as noun) goodness; virtue; merit; good deeds; welfare; beauty

  • Dhp 116

    abhittharetha kalyāṇe, pāpā cittaṃ nivāraye, dandhañ'hi karoto puññaṃ, pāpasmiṃ ramatī mano.

  • Snp 4.16

    paññaṃ purakkhatvā kalyāṇapīti, vikkhambhaye tāni parissayāni, aratiṃ sahetha sayanamhi pante, caturo sahetha paridevadhamme.

general

  • schön; reizend; anmutig; (von Sprache) melodisch, sanft

  • beautiful; lovely; charming; fine; (of speech) melodious, soft, gentle

  • SN 1.78

    kim'atthakāmo na dade, kiṃ macco na pariccaje, kiṃsu muñceyya kalyāṇaṃ, pāpikaṃ na ca mocaye'ti.

kalya

approximate

kalrootyasuffix

via inflected form kalyāni · nominative plural / accusative plural / vocative plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

kal8verbringen Zeit

general

  • gesund; wohlauf; guter Stimmung

  • healthy; sound; fit; in good spirits

  • Snp 3.11

    disvāna deve muditamane udagge, cittiṃ karitvāna idam'avoca tattha, kiṃ devasaṅgho atiriva kalyarūpo, dussaṃ gahetvā ramayatha kiṃ paṭicca.

  • bereit (für); fähig (zu)

  • ready (for); capable (of)

  • angemessen; passend

  • proper; suitable; fitting

Encyclopedia

Kalyāṇī
Place

  • Ein Fluss und Küstenbezirk auf Sri Lanka, wo der Buddha dem örtlichen Nāga-König gelehrt haben soll, später Schauplatz königlicher Bauprojekte und Militärfeldzüge.

  • A river and coastal district in Sri Lanka where the Buddha is said to have taught the local nāga king, later the site of royal building projects and military campaigns.

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