Pāli Dictionary

nayati

nirootayasuffixtisuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

nī1lead; carry

Synonyms

vineti, upaneti, paṭipādeti

general

  • leads; guides; carries; conducts

  • Dhp 80

    udakañ'hi nayanti nettikā, usukārā namayanti tejanaṃ, dāruṃ namayanti tacchakā, attānaṃ damayanti paṇḍitā.

  • Dhp 240

    ayasā'va malaṃ samuṭṭhitaṃ, tat'uṭṭhāya tam'eva khādati, evaṃ atidhonacārinaṃ, sakakammāni nayanti duggatiṃ.

  • (grammar) joins; connects (to)

doctrine

  • draws a conclusion; infers; passes judgement

  • Dhp 256

    na tena hoti dhammaṭṭho, yen'atthaṃ sāhasā naye, yo ca atthaṃ anatthañ'ca, ubho niccheyya paṇḍito.

  • Dhp 257

    asāhasena dhammena, samena nayatī pare, dhammassa gutto medhāvī, dhammaṭṭho'ti pavuccati.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 3

nayaiti
  1. naya

    method; way; manner; plan; mode of proceeding

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

ñāyatī
  1. ñāña

    knowing; who knows; familiar with

  2. yatīyati

    a monk, ascetic; one who is restrained, self-controlled

ñāāyatī
  1. ñāña

    knowing; who knows; familiar with

  2. āyatīāyati

    the future; future time; (also) length, extension

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