Pāli Dictionary

nassati

naśroot

Part of speech

verb

Root

nas1be lost, disappear

Synonyms

veti, panassati, vinassati, antaradhāyati, apeti, mussati, vibhoti, pamussati

general

  • perishes; is destroyed; disappears; vanishes; comes to an end

  • SN 1.41

    dinnaṃ sukhaphalaṃ hoti, n'ādinnaṃ hoti taṃ tathā, corā haranti rājāno, aggi ḍahati nassati.

  • is lost; is forgotten (by); is squandered; is wasted; comes to naught

  • SN 20.12

    tasmā't'iha, bhikkhave, evaṃ sikkhitabbaṃ, kataññuno bhavissāma katavedino, na ca no amhesu appakam'pi kataṃ nassissatī'ti. evañ'hi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban'ti.

  • SN 1.81

    samaṇ'īdha araṇā loke, samaṇānaṃ vusitaṃ na nassati, samaṇā icchaṃ parijānanti, samaṇānaṃ bhojissiyaṃ sadā

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 3

nassaiti
  1. nassata

    that; this; he; she; it (demonstrative pronoun)

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

ñāassati
  1. ñāña

    knowing; who knows; familiar with

  2. assati

    not remembering; forgetfulness; lack of mindfulness; lack of awareness

ñāsati
  1. ñāña

    knowing; who knows; familiar with

  2. sati

    mindfulness; awareness; presence of mind

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