Pāli Dictionary

omaddati

avaprefixmaddroot

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.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

omaddaiti
  1. omadda

    écrasement; oppression

  2. iti

    ainsi; de cette manière; comme ceci

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