Pāli Dictionary

maddati

maddroota + tisuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

madd1crush; grind

Synonyms

kiñcati, kiñceti

general

  • crushes; tramples; squashes; subjugates

  • Thig 5.6

    appakaṃ jīvitaṃ mayhaṃ, jarā byādhi ca maddati, pur'āyaṃ bhijjati kāyo, na me kālo pamajjituṃ.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

maddāiti
  1. maddāmadda

    crushing, grinding, rubbing; kneaded, paste-like

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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