Pāli Dictionary

nivuta

niprefixvarroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

var1cover; dress; restrain

Synonyms

āvuta, pariggahita, parivārita, oruddha, chādita, āvarita

doctrine

  • surrounded (by); enveloped (in); shrouded, veiled (with)

  • Snp 3.12

    passa dhammaṃ durājānaṃ, sampamūḷh'etth'aviddasu, nivutānaṃ tamo hoti, andhakāro apassataṃ.

  • Snp 5.8

    n'āhaṃ sabbe samaṇabrāhmaṇāse, jātijarāya nivutā'ti brūmi, ye s'īdha diṭṭhaṃ'va sutaṃ mutaṃ vā, sīlabbataṃ vā'pi pahāya sabbaṃ, anekarūpam'pi pahāya sabbaṃ, taṇhaṃ pariññāya anāsavāse, te ve narā oghatiṇṇā'ti brūmi.

general

  • blocked; barred; obstructed (by)

  • MN 99

    imehi kho māṇava, pañcahi nīvaraṇehi brāhmaṇo pokkharasāti opamañño subhagavaniko āvuto nivuto ophuṭo pariyonaddho.

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