Pāli Dictionary

nātha

nāthrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

nāth1have power; protect

Antonyms

anātha

general

  • protector; lord; refuge; (esp., epithet of the Buddha) saviour

  • Dhp 160

    attā hi attano nātho, ko hi nātho paro siyā, attanā hi sudantena, nāthaṃ labhati dullabhaṃ.

  • Thig 13.3

    vandanaṃ dāni vajjāsi, lokanāthaṃ anuttaraṃ, padakkhiṇañ'ca katvāna, ādiseyyāsi dakkhiṇaṃ.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

ñāatha
  1. ñāña

    knowing; who knows; familiar with

  2. atha

    then; thereupon; and so; now (introducing what follows)

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Nātha
Person

  • Also called Adhikāri, a general serving King Mānābharaṇa.

Nātha2
Person

  • Also known by the fuller name Laṅkāgiri, another general of King Mānābharaṇa who was killed in battle.

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