Pāli Dictionary

omadda

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • écrasement; oppression

  • crushing; oppressing; abuse

omaddati

avaprefixmaddroot

via inflected form omadda · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

madd1broyer; moudre

Synonyms

nipphoṭeti

general

  • frotter, presser, écraser; (fig.) opprimer

  • to crush, squeeze, rub; (fig.) to oppress, trample on

  • MN 13

    te tattha usūhi'pi vijjhanti, sattiyā'pi vijjhanti, chakaṇakāya'pi osiñcanti, abhivaggena'pi omaddanti, asinā'pi sīsaṃ chindanti. te tattha maraṇam'pi nigacchanti, maraṇamattam'pi dukkhaṃ.

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