Pāli Dictionary

pharati

pharrootasuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

phar1suffuse; pervade

Synonyms

abhininnāmeti, vahati, pasāreti

meditation

  • pervades; suffuses, fills, extends throughout (with something, to someone)

  • AN 4.67

    na hi nūna so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phari. sace hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phareyya, na hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ahinā daṭṭho kālaṅ'kareyya.

general

  • serves (as); is useful (for), is of service

  • SN 22.80

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, chav'ālātaṃ ubhatopadittaṃ majjhe gūthagataṃ, n'eva gāme kaṭṭh'atthaṃ pharati, n'āraññe kaṭṭh'atthaṃ pharati.

  • stretches out; draws out, extends, goes on (by)

  • MN 79

    dīghā'pi kho te esā, udāyi, phareyya, yasmā, bhante, vaṇṇā añño vaṇṇo uttaritaro vā paṇītataro vā n'atthi so paramo vaṇṇo'ti vadesi, tañ'ca vaṇṇaṃ na paññapesi.

  • is intent upon; is bent on

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