Pāli Dictionary

kamati

kamrootasuffix

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

uppajjati, yāti, paññāyati, gacchati, āgacchati, saṃvattati, vattati, pavattati,

general

  • goes; travels; moves; flies through

  • AN 5.23

    pathaviyā'pi ummujjanimujjaṃ kareyyaṃ, seyyathā'pi udake, udake'pi abhijjamāno gaccheyyaṃ, seyyathā'pi pathaviyaṃ, ākāse'pi pallaṅkena kameyyaṃ, seyyathā'pi pakkhī sakuṇo

  • enters; penetrates; takes effect on; affects

  • AN 11.15

    manussānaṃ piyo hoti, amanussānaṃ piyo hoti, devatā rakkhanti, n'āssa aggi vā visaṃ vā satthaṃ vā kamati, tuvaṭaṃ cittaṃ samādhiyati, mukhavaṇṇo vippasīdati

  • occurs; happens; goes on; takes place

  • MN 28

    so evaṃ pajānāti, tathābhūto kho ayaṃ kāyo yathābhūtasmiṃ kāye pāṇisamphassā'pi kamanti, leḍḍusamphassā'pi kamanti, daṇḍasamphassā'pi kamanti, satthasamphassā'pi kamanti.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 3

kāmaiti
  1. kāma

    sense desire; sensual pleasure; lust; the objects of sensual pleasure (the five cords of sensuality)

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

kāmāiti
  1. kāmā

    willingly; eagerly; of one’s own accord

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

kamaiti
  1. kama

    order; sequence; succession; method; way; course

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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