Pāli Dictionary

nikata

niprefixkarroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

kar7to do; to make

Synonyms

vañcita

ethics

  • cheated; deceived; defrauded

  • MN 75

    tañ'ca naṃ purisaṃ amittato'pi daheyya, paccatthikato'pi daheyya, api ca jīvitā voropetabbaṃ maññeyya, dīgharattaṃ vata, bho, ahaṃ iminā purisena telamalikatena sāhuḷicīrena nikato vañcito paluddho, idaṃ te, ambho purisa, odātaṃ vatthaṃ abhirūpaṃ nimmalaṃ sucī'ti.

nikaṭa

approximate

niprefixkaṭastem

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • near; close by; not far

  • neighbourhood; vicinity; proximity

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Nikata
Person

  • A lay disciple of Nātika who after death was reborn in the Pure Abodes, there to attain final release.

DN 16
Nikata2
Person

  • An eminent elder who, while staying at the Peaked-roof Hall in Vesālī, withdrew to a quiet forest to escape the crowds of Licchavī visiting the Buddha.

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