Pāli Dictionary

pakāsati

paprefixkāsrootasuffixtisuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

kās1shine; be visible

Synonyms

bhāti, bhāsati

general

  • 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.

  • is clear; is evident; is manifest

doctrine

  • is visible; becomes known; is proclaimed

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

pakāsaiti
  1. pakāsa

    brightness, light; explanation, proclamation, announcement

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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