Pāli Dictionary

posa1

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • 人、男子（purisa 的詩體同義詞，僅見於偈頌）

  • a man, person (poetic synonym of purisa, found only in verse)

  • Dhp 125

    yo appaduṭṭhassa narassa dussati, suddhassa posassa anaṅgaṇassa, tam'eva bālaṃ pacceti pāpaṃ, sukhumo rajo paṭivātaṃ'va khitto.

  • SN 3.16

    itthī'pi hi ekacciyā, seyyā posa janādhipa, medhāvinī sīlavatī, sassudevā patibbatā.

posa2

puṣroot

Part of speech

adjective

Root

pus1滋養；護養

general

  • 應被養育、扶養、照顧的（多見於如 dupposa「難以扶養」之類的複合詞）

  • to be nourished, supported, or cared for (esp. in compounds like dupposa ‘hard to support’)

  • AN 7.64

    yāya mātu bhato poso, imaṃ lokaṃ avekkhati, tam'pi pāṇadadiṃ santiṃ, hanti kuddho puthujjano.

posati

pusrootasuffixtisuffix

via inflected form posa · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

pus1滋養；護養

Synonyms

vaḍḍheti

general

  • 撫養；扶養；養育

  • nourishes; supports; brings up; takes care of

  • SN 1.80

    kiṃsu alasaṃ analasañ'ca, mātā puttaṃ'va posati, kiṃ bhūtā upajīvanti, ye pāṇā pathavissitā'ti.

  • 飼養（牲畜，供出售）

  • raises (livestock, for sale)

  • AN 4.195

    seyyathā'pi, bhante, puriso uday'atthiko assapaṇiyaṃ poseyya. so udayañ'c'eva n'ādhigaccheyya, uttariñ'ca kilamathassa vighātassa bhāgī assa. evam'evaṃ kho ahaṃ, bhante, uday'atthiko bāle nigaṇṭhe payirupāsiṃ.

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