Pāli Dictionary

pāli1

pārootlisuffix

via inflected form pāle · vocative singular

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Synonyms

rāji, panti

general

  • a line; a row; a range

doctrine

  • the Pali Canon (the original text as distinct from the commentaries); the Pali language in which the Buddhist scriptures are recorded

pāleti

pālaroottisuffix

via inflected form pāle · 1st person·imperative·reflexive singular / 3rd person·optative singular / 2nd person·optative singular / 1st person·optative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

pāl8protect

Synonyms

rakkhati, tāyati, anurakkhati, gopeti, abhipāleti

general

  • protects; guards; takes care of; preserves

  • AN 2.1-10

    dve'me, bhikkhave, dhammā sukkā lokaṃ pālenti. katame dve? hirī ca ottappañ'ca.

pāli2

pārootlisuffix

via inflected form pāle · vocative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

pā1drink

general

  • a checkpoint; a guard post; (in commentaries) also a row

  • MN 97

    ettha, āvuso, taṇḍulapālidvārāya dhanañ'jāni nāma brāhmaṇo atthi.

pāla

pālrootasuffix

via inflected form pāle · accusative plural / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

pāl8protect

Synonyms

ārakkha, rakkhitar, pālaka, ārakkhaka

general

  • guard; keeper; protector

  • DN 19

    bhavam'atthu bhavantaṃ jotipālaṃ, rājā disampati bhavantaṃ jotipālaṃ māṇavaṃ āmantayati, rājā disampati bhoto jotipālassa māṇavassa dassanakāmo'ti

paleti

approximate

palrootesuffixtisuffix

via inflected form pale · 1st person·imperative·reflexive singular / 3rd person·optative singular / 2nd person·optative singular / 1st person·optative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

palā8run away; flee

Synonyms

paribbajati, dhāvati

general

  • runs away; flees; goes away

  • Dhp 49

    yathā'pi bhamaro pupphaṃ, vaṇṇagandham'aheṭhayaṃ, paleti rasam'ādāya, evaṃ gāme munī care.

  • Snp 5.7

    accī yathā vātavegena khittā, atthaṃ paleti na upeti saṅkhaṃ, evaṃ munī nāmakāyā vimutto, atthaṃ paleti na upeti saṅkhaṃ.

  • runs/goes as far as (a place)

  • MN 76

    seyyathā'pi nāma suttaguḷe khitte nibbeṭhiyamānam'eva paleti, evam'eva bāle ca paṇḍite ca sandhāvitvā saṃsaritvā dukkhass'antaṃ karissantī'ti.

pala

approximate

via inflected form pale · accusative plural / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • a measure of weight (~4 ounces, esp. of metal)

  • Thag 1.97

    hitvā satapalaṃ kaṃsaṃ, sovaṇṇaṃ satarājikaṃ, aggahiṃ mattikāpattaṃ, idaṃ dutiy'ābhisecanan'ti.

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