Pāli Dictionary

niccaṃ

niccastemaṃsuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

dhuva, satataṃ, dhuvaṃ, niccakālaṃ

general

  • always; constantly; perpetually; continuously

  • Dhp 253

    paravajj'ānupassissa, niccaṃ ujjhānasaññino, āsavā tassa vaḍḍhanti, ārā so āsavakkhayā.

  • (in grammar) mandatory; always applied; not optional

  • Dhp 253

    paravajj'ānupassissa, niccaṃ ujjhānasaññino, āsavā tassa vaḍḍhanti, ārā so āsavakkhayā.

nicca

niprefixtyasuffix

via inflected form niccaṃ · nominative singular / accusative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

dhuva, dhīra, asamaya, thira, ṭhitibhāgiya, avaṭṭhita, nibaddha

Antonyms

anicca

doctrine

  • permanent; lasting; eternal; constant (opposite of anicca)

  • Snp 4.6

    socanti janā mamāyite, na hi santi niccā pariggahā, vinābhāva'santam'ev'idaṃ, iti disvā n'āgāram'āvase.

  • AN 4.49

    anicce, bhikkhave, niccan'ti saññāvipallāso cittavipallāso diṭṭhivipallāso. dukkhe, bhikkhave, sukhan'ti saññāvipallāso cittavipallāso diṭṭhivipallāso.

general

  • continuous; regular; ongoing; constant (as in regular occurrence or supply)

  • DN 5

    yāni kho pana tāni, brāhmaṇa, niccadānāni anukulayaññāni sīlavante pabbajite uddissa diyyanti, ayaṃ kho, brāhmaṇa, yañño imāya tividhāya yaññasampadāya soḷasaparikkhārāya app'aṭṭhataro ca appasamārambhataro ca mahapphalataro ca mah'ānisaṃsataro cā'ti.

  • (grammar) mandatory; obligatory; not optional (of a rule)

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