Pāli Dictionary

nibbāna

prefixrootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

1फूंकना

Literal

blowing out; extinguishing

Synonyms


doctrine

  • निर्वाण; मोक्ष; तृष्णा का पूर्ण क्षय

  • Nibbāna; final liberation; the complete extinguishing of greed, hatred and delusion

  • Dhp 204

    nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ

general

  • (अग्नि का) बुझ जाना; शमन

  • (of a fire) extinguishing; quenching; going out

  • DN 16

    pajjotasseva nibbānaṃ, vimokkho cetaso ahū

nibbana1

approximate

nisprefixvanrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

van7जैसे; इच्छा

Antonyms


doctrine

  • तृष्णा-रहित; इच्छा-मुक्त

  • desireless; free from craving

  • Thag 15.2

    sabbasaṃyojan'ātītaṃ, vanā nibbanam'āgataṃ, kāmehi nekkhammarataṃ, muttaṃ selā'va kañcanaṃ.

  • Dhp 283

    vanaṃ chindatha mā rukkhaṃ, vanato jāyate bhayaṃ, chetvā vanañ'ca vanathañ'ca, nibbanā hotha bhikkhavo.

nibbana2

approximate

nisprefixvanastem

Part of speech

adjective

Antonyms


general

  • वनरहित; निर्वृक्ष (भूमि)

  • without forest; woodless; clear (of land)

  • Thag 15.2

    sabbasaṃyojan'ātītaṃ, vanā nibbanam'āgataṃ, kāmehi nekkhammarataṃ, muttaṃ selā'va kañcanaṃ.

  • Dhp 283

    vanaṃ chindatha mā rukkhaṃ, vanato jāyate bhayaṃ, chetvā vanañ'ca vanathañ'ca, nibbanā hotha bhikkhavo.

nibba

niprefixabbarootasuffix

via inflected form nibbāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

1फूंकना


general

  • छज्जा; छत का किनारा

  • eaves; the edge of a roof

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