Pāli Dictionary

palāyati

palāyaroottisuffix

via inflected form palāya · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

palā8පැනලා දුවන්න; පලා යන්න

Synonyms

paribbajati, dhāvati

general

  • පලා ‍යයි; ගැලවී ‍යයි

  • runs away; flees; escapes

  • Ja 153

    catuppado ahaṃ samma, tvam'pi samma catuppado, ehi samma nivattassu, kiṃ nu bhīto palāyasi.

  • Snp 1.7

    yo have iṇam'ādāya, cujjamāno palāyati, na hi te iṇamatthī'ti, taṃ jaññā vasalo iti.

pala

via inflected form palāya · dative singular

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • බර මිනුම් ඒකකයක් (අවුන්ස 4 ක් පමණ)

  • a measure of weight (~4 ounces, esp. of metal)

  • Thag 1.97

    hitvā satapalaṃ kaṃsaṃ, sovaṇṇaṃ satarājikaṃ, aggahiṃ mattikāpattaṃ, idaṃ dutiy'ābhisecanan'ti.

pāla

approximate

pālrootasuffix

via inflected form pālāya · dative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

pāl8ආරක්ෂා කරනවා

Synonyms

ārakkha, rakkhitar, pālaka, ārakkhaka

general

  • ආරක්ෂකයා; භාරකරු

  • guard; keeper; protector

  • DN 19

    bhavam'atthu bhavantaṃ jotipālaṃ, rājā disampati bhavantaṃ jotipālaṃ māṇavaṃ āmantayati, rājā disampati bhoto jotipālassa māṇavassa dassanakāmo'ti

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