Pāli Dictionary

parimaṇḍala

pariprefixmaṇḍalastem

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

vaṭṭa, maṇḍalī

general

  • circular; round; perfectly rounded (in shape); extending all around

  • DN 14

    ayañ'hi, deva, kumāro nigrodhaparimaṇḍalo yāvatakv'assa kāyo tāvatakv'assa byāmo, yāvatakv'assa byāmo, tāvatakv'assa kāyo

  • well-rounded; complete; all-encompassing (figuratively)

  • MN 32

    so catassannaṃ parisānaṃ dhammaṃ deseti parimaṇḍalehi padabyañjanehi anuppabandhehi anusayasamugghātāya. evarūpena kho, āvuso sāriputta, bhikkhunā gosiṅgasālavanaṃ sobheyyā'ti.

  • well-pronounced; clearly and pleasantly sounding (of speech, syllables)

  • AN 3.5

    ayoniso pañhaṃ kattā hoti, ayoniso pañhaṃ vissajjetā hoti, parassa kho pana yoniso pañhaṃ vissajjitaṃ parimaṇḍalehi padabyañjanehi siliṭṭhehi upagatehi n'ābbhanumoditā hoti. imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bālo veditabbo.

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