Pāli Dictionary

macchariya

maccharastemiyasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

kadariya, macchara

Antonyms

amacchariya

mind

  • मात्सर्य; कंजूसपन; अपनी संपत्ति या ज्ञान को दूसरों के साथ साझा न करने की भावना

  • avarice; stinginess; selfishness; unwillingness to share one’s possessions, supporters, or knowledge with others

  • MN 7

    macchariyaṃ cittassa upakkileso'ti, iti viditvā macchariyaṃ cittassa upakkilesaṃ pajahati.

  • Snp 4.14

    nindāya nappavedheyya, na uṇṇameyya pasaṃsito bhikkhu, lobhaṃ saha macchariyena, kodhaṃ pesuṇiyañ'ca panudeyya.

maccharī

approximate

maccharastemīsuffix

via inflected form macchariyā · instrumental singular

Part of speech

adjective

Antonyms

amaccharī

general

  • कंजूस; स्वार्थी; मत्सरी

  • stingy; selfish; miserly; covetous

  • Dhp 262

    na vākkaraṇamattena, vaṇṇapokkharatāya vā, sādhurūpo naro hoti, issukī maccharī saṭho.

  • Snp 1.7

    rosako kadariyo ca, pāp'iccho maccharī saṭho, ahiriko anottappī, taṃ jaññā vasalo iti.

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