Pāli Dictionary

palipatha

pariprefixpathrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

path1go; move

Synonyms

nīvaraṇa, paripanthi, rodha, paccūha

general

  • obstacle; obstruction; blockage; ambush (on the way)

  • Dhp 414

    yo'maṃ palipathaṃ duggaṃ, saṃsāraṃ moham'accagā, tiṇṇo pāragato jhāyī, anejo akathaṃkathī, anupādāya nibbuto, tam'ahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

approximate

Compound structure

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pāḷipāṭhā
  1. pāḷi

    the canonical text; the original text of the suttas (as opposed to the commentary); by extension, the Pali Canon and the Pali language

  2. pāṭhāpāṭha

    recitation; reading; a text; a passage of a text

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