Pāṇa

Pāli Dictionary

paprefixanrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

an¹breathe; blow

Synonyms

satta, āyu, jīva, āpāṇa

Antonyms

apāṇa

ethics

a living being; a creature; a sentient being

SN 22.100
n'āhaṃ, bhikkhave, aññaṃ ekanikāyam'pi samanupassāmi evaṃ cittaṃ yatha'y'idaṃ, bhikkhave, tiracchānagatā pāṇā, te'pi kho, bhikkhave, tiracchānagatā pāṇā citten'eva cittitā, tehi'pi kho, bhikkhave, tiracchānagatehi pāṇehi cittaññ'eva cittataraṃ.
AN 3.70
pāṇaṃ na haññe na c'adinnam'ādiye, musā na bhāse na ca majjapo siyā, abrahmacariyā virameyya methunā, rattiṃ na bhuñjeyya vikālabhojanaṃ.

general

life; breath; the breath of life; vitality

pana

approximate

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

api, tu

general

but; however; on the contrary; on the other hand

DN 16
tena kho pana samayena āyasmā mahākassapo pāvāya kusināraṃ addhānamaggappaṭippanno hoti mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ pañcamattehi bhikkhusatehi
MN 40
samaṇā samaṇā'ti vo, bhikkhave, jano sañjānāti. tumhe ca pana, ke tumhe'ti puṭṭhā samānā, samaṇ'āmhā'ti paṭijānātha.

and; further; moreover; now; (or merely an expletive particle to fill the meter)

(in questions) then; now; pray; I wonder (adds slight emphasis to interrogatives)

pāna

approximate

pārootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

pā¹drink

Synonyms

pa, pīta, pītaka, pānīya, pivana, pānaka, pāyī

Antonyms

anna

general

drink; beverage; syrup; (sometimes) intoxicating liquor

drinking; sipping; (as adj.) who drinks

pāṇati

via inflected form pāṇa · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

an¹breathe; blow

general

breathes; draws breath

pa

approximate

pārootasuffix

via inflected form pāna · dative plural / genitive 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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