Pāli Dictionary

nara

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

purisa, manussa, jana, mānusa, jantu

general

  • मनुष्य; व्यक्ति; पुरुष; (काव्य या विशेषण में) वीर; नायक; मनुष्यों में श्रेष्ठ

  • man; person; human being; (in poetry or as epithet) hero, noble man, lord of men

  • AN 4.4

    mātari pitari c'āpi, yo micchā paṭipajjati, tathāgate vā sambuddhe, atha vā tassa sāvake, bahuñ'ca so pasavati, apuññaṃ tādiso naro.

  • Dhp 287

    taṃ puttapasusammattaṃ, byāsattamanasaṃ naraṃ, suttaṃ gāmaṃ mah'ogho'va, maccu ādāya gacchati.

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