Pāli Dictionary

nikāma1

niprefixkamrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

kam1जाना

Synonyms

sukha, sādhu, manāpa, phāsu, piya, kanta, sāta, sundara

Antonyms

nanikāma

general

  • सुखद; आरामदायक; अच्छा

  • pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; good

  • Dhp 309

    cattāri ṭhānāni naro pamatto, āpajjati paradār'ūpasevī, apuññalābhaṃ na nikāmaseyyaṃ, nindaṃ tatīyaṃ nirayaṃ catutthaṃ.

nikāma2

niprefixkāmastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

vasa, vanatha

general

  • इच्छा; कामना; लालसा

  • desire; wish; craving

  • AN 8.30

    imesañ'ca catunnaṃ jhānānaṃ ābhicetasikānaṃ diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṃ nikāmalābhī bhavissasi akicchalābhī akasiralābhī

  • AN 10.8

    yato ca kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu… catunnañ'ca jhānānaṃ ābhicetasikānaṃ diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṃ nikāmalābhī hoti akicchalābhī akasiralābhī… evaṃ so ten'aṅgena paripūro hoti.

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