Pāli Dictionary

niratthaka

nirprefixatthastemkasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

ar1move; attain

Synonyms

anatthasaṃhita, mogha, asāra, palāpa, nirattha

Antonyms

sātthaka

general

  • useless; worthless; pointless; meaningless; nonsensical

  • Thig 14.1

    yathā haritālena makkhitaṃ, addasa cittikaṃ bhittiyā kataṃ, tamhi te viparītadassanaṃ, saññā mānusikā niratthikā.

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