Pāli Dictionary

nāyaka1

nīrootakasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

nī1सीसा; ले जाना

Synonyms

bhattar, venayika, pati, adhipati, issara, ninnetar, netar, vināyaka,

general

  • नेता; मार्गदर्शक; स्वामी (प्रायः बुद्ध की उपाधि)

  • a leader; guide; master; lord (often an epithet of the Buddha)

  • AN 5.162

    so na labheyya sappāyāni bhojanāni, na labheyya sappāyāni bhesajjāni, na labheyya patirūpaṃ upaṭṭhākaṃ, na labheyya gām'antanāyakaṃ.

nāyaka2

nīrootakasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • अग्रणी; नेतृत्वकारी

  • leading; foremost; guiding

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