Pāli Dictionary

pekkhati

paprefixikkharoot

Part of speech

verb

Root

ikkh1see; look

Synonyms

jānāti, anupassati

general

  • sees; looks at; takes a look (at)

  • looks ahead; looks forward (at/to); observes, watches for

  • MN 91

    apalokento kho pana so bhavaṃ gotamo sabbakāyen'eva apaloketi, so na uddhaṃ ulloketi, na adho oloketi, na ca vipekkhamāno gacchati, yugamattañ'ca pekkhati, tato c'assa uttari anāvaṭaṃ ñāṇadassanaṃ bhavati.

  • AN 7.50

    api ca kho mātugāmassa cakkhunā cakkhuṃ upanijjhāyati pekkhati

mind

  • considers; contemplates; understands, regards (mentally)

  • MN 95

    ettāvatā, bho gotama, sacc'ānurakkhaṇā hoti, ettāvatā saccam'anurakkhati, ettāvatā ca mayaṃ sacc'ānurakkhaṇaṃ pekkhāma. kittāvatā pana, bho gotama, sacc'ānubodho hoti, kittāvatā saccam'anubujjhati?

  • SN 41.5

    evaṃ, gahapatī'ti. tena hi, bhante, muhuttaṃ āgamehi yāv'assa atthaṃ pekkhāmī'ti.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

pekkhaiti
  1. pekkha

    looking out for; intent upon; desirous of, seeking

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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