Pāli Dictionary

pāpa

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

pāpaka, kaṇha, pāpakamma, pāpikā, kāḷaka, pāpakammī

Antonyms

puñña, kalyāṇa, bhadra, pesala, nippāpa

ethics

  • बुरा; दुष्ट; पापी; अनैतिक; अधर्मी

  • evil; bad; wicked; sinful; morally wrong

  • Dhp 136

    atha pāpāni kammāni, karaṃ bālo na bujjhati, sehi kammehi dummedho, aggidaḍḍho'va tappati.

  • AN 10.47

    ko nu kho, bhante hetu, ko paccayo pāpassa kammassa kiriyāya pāpassa kammassa pavattiyā'ti?

  • दुष्ट व्यक्ति; अपराधी; बुरा व्यक्ति; पापी

  • an evil-doer; a wrong-doer; a bad person; a criminal

  • बुरा कर्म; पाप; अपराध; दुष्कर्म; अधर्म

  • evil action; sin; wrongdoing; crime; misdeed

papā

approximate

paprefixpārootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

pā1पीना

Synonyms

pānīya

general

  • जलस्थान; यात्रियों हेतु मार्ग किनारे जलपूर्ति की छाया; कुआँ

  • a watering place; a shed by the roadside providing travellers with water; a well, cistern

  • SN 1.47

    ārāmaropā vanaropā, ye janā setukārakā, papañ'ca udapānañ'ca, ye dadanti upassayaṃ.

  • जल; पीने का पानी

  • water; drinking water

  • Ja 2

    akilāsuno vaṇṇ'upathe khaṇantā, udaṅgaṇe tattha papaṃ avinduṃ, evaṃ munī vīriya bal'ūpapanno, akilāsu vinde hadayassa santin'ti.

  • मधुशाला; शराबखाना (दुर्लभ, टीका-आधारित अर्थ-विस्तार)

  • pub; tavern; bar (rare, commentarial extension)

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