Pāli Dictionary

kiccha1

Part of speech

adjective

Antonyms

akiccha

general

  • difficult; troublesome; hard to get or obtain

  • Dhp 182

    kiccho manussapaṭilābho, kicchaṃ maccāna jīvitaṃ, kicchaṃ saddhammassavanaṃ, kiccho buddhānam'uppādo.

  • AN 8.30

    imesañ'ca catunnaṃ jhānānaṃ ābhicetasikānaṃ diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṃ nikāmalābhī bhavissasi akicchalābhī akasiralābhī

  • experiencing difficulty; having trouble; suffering (distressed, in poverty or hardship)

  • Pv 36

    nihīn'atto sabbabhogehi kiccho, sammakkhito samparibhinnagatto, ussāvabindū'va palimpamāno, ajja suve jīvitass'ūparodho.

kiccha2

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

kasira, ādīna, aphāsuka

general

  • difficulty; trouble; distress; hardship

  • DN 14

    kicchaṃ vat'āyaṃ loko āpanno, jāyati ca jīyati ca mīyati ca cavati ca upapajjati ca, atha ca pan'imassa dukkhassa nissaraṇaṃ nappajānāti jarāmaraṇassa

  • SN 2.17

    niccaṃ utrastam'idaṃ cittaṃ, niccaṃ ubbiggam'idaṃ mano, anuppannesu kicchesu, atho uppatitesu ca, sace atthi anutrastaṃ, taṃ me akkhāhi pucchito'ti.

kicchati

kicchastemtisuffix

via inflected form kiccha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

general

  • is troubled, distressed, or wearied; suffers difficulty

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