Pāli Dictionary

paṭisevati

patiprefixsevastemtisuffix

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

āpajjati, upeti, bhajati, samāpajjati, abhijānāti, sevati, anuyuñjati, nigacchati,

general

  • practices; indulges in; engages in

  • AN 4.5

    katamo ca, bhikkhave, anusotagāmī puggalo? idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo kāme ca paṭisevati, pāpañ'ca kammaṃ karoti. ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, anusotagāmī puggalo.

  • MN 22

    so vata, bhikkhave, aññatr'eva kāmehi aññatra kāmasaññāya aññatra kāmavitakkehi kāme paṭisevissatī'ti, n'etaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati.

  • uses; makes use of; employs

  • MN 2

    idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu paṭisaṅkhā yoniso cīvaraṃ paṭisevati, yāva'd'eva sītassa paṭighātāya, uṇhassa paṭighātāya, ḍaṃsa-makasa-vāt'ātapa-sarīṃsapa-samphassānaṃ paṭighātāya, yāva'd'eva hirikopīnappaṭicchādanatthaṃ

  • experiences; enjoys or suffers; reaps

  • Dhp 68

    tañ'ca kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu, yaṃ katvā n'ānutappati, yassa patīto sumano, vipākaṃ paṭisevati.

  • resorts to; frequents; stays or lives in

  • AN 2.31

    dv'āhaṃ, bhikkhave, atthavase sampassamāno araññavanapatthāni pantāni sen'āsanāni paṭisevāmi. katame dve? attano ca diṭṭhadhammasukhavihāraṃ sampassamāno, pacchimañ'ca janataṃ anukampamāno.

paṭisevanta

approximate

patiprefixsevrootasuffixntasuffix

via inflected form paṭisevatī · nominative singular · plural / accusative plural / vocative singular · plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

sev1serve; associate

Synonyms

paṭisevī, sevamāna

general

  • practising; indulging; engaging in; pursuing (present participle)

  • MN 22

    tath'āhaṃ bhagavatā dhammaṃ desitaṃ ājānāmi yathā ye'me antarāyikā dhammā vuttā bhagavatā te paṭisevato n'ālaṃ antarāyāyā'ti.

  • MN 75

    so aññe satte passāmi kāmesu avītarāge kāmataṇhāhi khajjamāne kāmapariḷāhena pariḍayhamāne kāme paṭisevante. so tesaṃ na pihemi, na tattha abhiramāmi.

  • using; making use of; enjoying (present participle)

  • MN 2

    yañ'hi'ssa, bhikkhave, appaṭisevato uppajjeyyuṃ āsavā vighātapariḷāhā, paṭisevato evaṃ'sa te āsavā vighātapariḷāhā na honti. ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, āsavā paṭisevanā pahātabbā

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 4

patisevati
  1. pati

    lord; master; ruler

  2. sevati

    associates with; keeps company with; resorts to

patisevāiti
  1. pati

    lord; master; ruler

  2. sevā

    service; attendance

  3. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

paṭisevaiti
  1. paṭisevapaṭisevati

    practices; indulges in; engages in

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

paṭisevāiti
  1. paṭisevāpaṭisevanta

    practising; indulging; engaging in; pursuing (present participle)

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

Found an error in the dictionary?