Pāli Dictionary

nivāraya

niprefixvārayarootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

var1bedecken; kleiden; zügeln

Synonyms

niggaha

general

  • zurückzuhalten; im Zaum zu halten

  • restraining; holding back; to be held in check (esp. in dunivāraya, ‘hard to restrain’)

nivārayati

niprefixvārayaroot

via inflected form nivāraya · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

var1bedecken; kleiden; zügeln

Synonyms

vāreti, rundhati

general

  • hält zurück; hindert; verhindert; wehrt ab

  • restrains; blocks; prevents; obstructs; keeps back (from)

  • SN 35.246

    asappurisasevito c'eso maggo, na c'eso maggo sappurisehi sevito. na tvaṃ etaṃ arahasī'ti. tato cittaṃ nivāraye cakkhuviññeyyehi rūpehi.

  • Dhp 116

    abhittharetha kalyāṇe, pāpā cittaṃ nivāraye, dandhañ'hi karoto puññaṃ, pāpasmiṃ ramatī mano.

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