Pāli Dictionary

rajata1

rajrootatasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

raj3इच्छा

Synonyms

mūla, rūpiya, sajjha, sajjhu

general

  • धन; मुद्रा

  • money; cash; coin (originally: silver as currency)

  • AN 8.49

    idha, visākhe, mātugāmo yaṃ bhattā āharati dhanaṃ vā dhaññaṃ vā rajataṃ vā jātarūpaṃ vā taṃ ārakkhena guttiyā sampādeti, tattha ca hoti adhuttī athenī asoṇḍī avināsikā.

  • MN 94

    idha pana, brāhmaṇa, ekaccā parisā asārattarattā maṇikuṇḍalesu puttabhariyaṃ pahāya, dāsidāsaṃ pahāya, khettavatthuṃ pahāya, jātarūparajataṃ pahāya, agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajitā.

  • चाँदी (धातु)

  • silver (the metal)

  • Dhp 18

    anupubbena medhāvī, thokaṃ thokaṃ khaṇe khaṇe, kammāro rajatass'eva, niddhame malam'attano.

rajata2

rajrootatasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • चाँदी जैसा; धूसर-सफ़ेद

  • silver-coloured; whitish; made of silver

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

rājatā
  1. rāja

    राजा; राज्यपाल

  2. tā

    वे; वे (स्त्रीलिंग); सर्वनाम ‘ta’ का स्त्रीलिंग बहुवचन

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