Pāli Dictionary

pakāsa

paprefixkāsastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

kās1चमक; दृश्यमान हो

general

  • चमक, प्रकाश; व्याख्या, घोषणा

  • brightness, light; explanation, proclamation, announcement

pakāsati

paprefixkāsrootasuffixtisuffix

via inflected form pakāsa · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

kās1चमक; दृश्यमान हो

Synonyms

bhāti, bhāsati

general

  • चमकता है; प्रकाशित होता है

  • shines; shines forth; lights up

  • SN 1.26

    kati lokasmiṃ pajjotā, yehi loko pakāsati, bhagavantaṃ puṭṭhum'āgamma, kathaṃ jānemu taṃ mayan'ti.

  • SN 1.49

    ye'dha laddhā manussattaṃ, vadaññū vītamaccharā, buddhe pasannā dhamme ca, saṅghe ca tibbagāravā, ete saggā pakāsanti, yattha te upapajjare.

  • स्पष्ट होता है; प्रकट होता है

  • is clear; is evident; is manifest

doctrine

  • दिखाई देता है; ज्ञात हो जाता है

  • is visible; becomes known; is proclaimed

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