Pāli Dictionary

padakkhiṇa

paprefixdakkhrootiṇasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dakkh1सक्षम हो; कृपया

Synonyms

sagārava, gārava

general

  • दाईं ओर; दक्षिणावर्त; (संज्ञा के रूप में) प्रदक्षिणा (आदर की वस्तु को दाईं ओर रखकर घूमना)

  • to the right; clockwise; (as noun, f. padakkhiṇā) circumambulation to the right (keeping the object of reverence on one’s right side)

  • शुभ; अनुकूल; भाग्यशाली; सफल; अच्छा परिणाम देने वाला

  • auspicious; favourable; lucky; turning out well; having a good result

  • AN 3.155

    padakkhiṇaṃ kāyakammaṃ, vācākammaṃ padakkhiṇaṃ, padakkhiṇaṃ manokammaṃ, paṇidhiyo padakkhiṇā, padakkhiṇāni katvāna, labhatatthe padakkhiṇe.

mind

  • कुशल; चतुर; शीघ्रग्राही; आज्ञाकारी; शिक्षा को धैर्यपूर्वक ग्रहण करने वाला

  • skilful; clever; quick in learning; compliant; patient in accepting instruction

padakkhiṇā

approximate

paprefixdakkhrootiṇāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

dakkh1सक्षम हो; कृपया

monastic

  • प्रदक्षिणा; आदरणीय व्यक्ति या वस्तु की दाहिनी ओर से परिक्रमा करना

  • circumambulation to the right; the act of going round a person or object of veneration while keeping the right side turned towards it.

  • DN 16

    atha kho ambapālī gaṇikā bhagavato adhivāsanaṃ viditvā uṭṭhāy'āsanā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā pakkāmi.

  • SN 22.1

    atha kho nakulapitā gahapati bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinanditvā anumoditvā uṭṭhāy'āsanā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā yen'āyasmā sāriputto ten'upasaṅkami

general

  • शुभ; अनुकूल; आदरणीय; सम्मानजनक; ईमानदार

  • auspicious; favourable; reverential; respectful; upright.

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