Pāli Dictionary

mita

māroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

mā5මැනීම

Synonyms

parimita

Antonyms

amita

general

  • මනිනු ලැබූ; සීමිත

  • measured; weighed; balanced; limited in quantity

  • Snp 3.11

    ūn'ūdaro mita-āhāro, app'icchassa alolupo, sadā icchāya nicchāto, aniccho hoti nibbuto.

  • Dhp 227

    porāṇam'etaṃ atula, n'etaṃ ajjatanām'iva, nindanti tuṇhim'āsīnaṃ, nindanti bahubhāṇinaṃ, mitabhāṇim'pi nindanti, n'atthi loke anindito.

  • වටිනාකමින් සමාන; තරමට වටින

  • of a certain value; worth as much as; equivalent in measure (to)

  • SN 1.32

    appasm'eke pavecchanti, bahun'eke na dicchare, appasmā dakkhiṇā dinnā, sahassena samaṃ mitā'ti.

monastic

  • සංයමී; මධ්‍යස්ථ (ආහාර, කථාවේදී)

  • moderate; restrained; measured (in eating, speech, etc.)

  • Ja 441

    ūn'ūdaro yo sahate jighacchaṃ, danto tapassī mitapānabhojano, āhārahetu na karoti pāpaṃ, taṃ ve naraṃ samaṇam'āhu loke.

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