Pāli Dictionary

paṭivirati

ramrootpati viprefixtisuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

ram1delight; please

Synonyms

veramaṇī, ārati, virati

ethics

  • abstinence; abstention; desisting (from unwholesome conduct)

  • MN 117

    yā kho, bhikkhave, ariyacittassa anāsavacittassa ariyamaggasamaṅgino ariyamaggaṃ bhāvayato catūhi vacīduccaritehi ārati virati paṭivirati veramaṇī, ayaṃ, bhikkhave, sammāvācā ariyā anāsavā lok'uttarā magg'aṅgā.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

pativirati
  1. pati

    lord; master; ruler

  2. virati

    abstinence; refraining, stopping, restraint (from wrongdoing)

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