Pāli Dictionary

pāṇī1

pāṇistemīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

an1breathe; blow

general

  • hand; palm

  • Dhp 124

    pāṇimhi ce vaṇo n'āssa, hareyya pāṇinā visaṃ, n'ābbaṇaṃ visam'anveti, n'atthi pāpaṃ akubbato.

  • SN 22.96

    atha kho bhagavā parittaṃ gomayapiṇḍaṃ pāṇinā gahetvā taṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavoca. ettako'pi kho, bhikkhu, attabhāvapaṭilābho n'atthi nicco dhuvo sassato avipariṇāmadhammo sassatisamaṃ tath'eva ṭhassati.

  • in hand; with; carrying; handed (as adjective in compounds)

  • AN 10.176

    kathañ'ca, cunda, tividhaṃ kāyena asoceyyaṃ hoti? idha, cunda, ekacco pāṇ'ātipātī hoti luddo lohitapāṇi hatapahate niviṭṭho aday'āpanno sabbapāṇabhūtesu

pāṇī2

pāṇastemīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

pāṇabhūta

general

  • living being; sentient being; creature

  • Dhp 135

    yathā daṇḍena gopālo, gāvo pājeti gocaraṃ, evaṃ jarā ca maccu ca, āyuṃ pājenti pāṇinaṃ.

  • SN 3.4

    tasmā kareyya kalyāṇaṃ, nicayaṃ samparāyikaṃ, puññāni paralokasmiṃ, patiṭṭhā honti pāṇinan'ti.

pāṇi

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • hand; palm

  • (as adjective) handed; with hands

  • AN 10.176

    kathañ'ca, cunda, tividhaṃ kāyena asoceyyaṃ hoti? idha, cunda, ekacco pāṇ'ātipātī hoti luddo lohitapāṇi hatapahate niviṭṭho aday'āpanno sabbapāṇabhūtesu

  • trowel; smoothing instrument

pa

approximate

pārootasuffix

via inflected form pāni · nominative plural / accusative plural / vocative plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

pā1drink

Synonyms

rakkhī, anurakkhī

general

  • protecting; guarding (usually in compounds)

  • Dhp 19

    bahum'pi ce sahitaṃ bhāsamāno, na takkaro hoti naro pamatto, gopo'va gāvo gaṇayaṃ paresaṃ, na bhāgavā sāmaññassa hoti.

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