Pāli Dictionary

rassaṃ

rassastemaṃsuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Antonyms

dīghaṃ

meditation

  • shortly; briefly (especially of breath: ‘breathing short’)

  • DN 22

    rassaṃ vā assasanto rassaṃ assasāmī'ti pajānāti rassaṃ vā passasanto rassaṃ passasāmī'ti pajānāti

rassa

via inflected form rassaṃ · nominative singular / accusative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

paritta, dahara, saṅkhitta, appa, thokaka

Antonyms

dīgha

general

  • short; small; dwarfish; stunted; (as noun) a short person, dwarf

  • Dhp 409

    yo'dha dīghaṃ va rassaṃ vā, aṇuṃ thūlaṃ subh'āsubhaṃ, loke adinnaṃ n'ādiyati, tam'ahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

  • DN 16

    kattha āpo ca pathavī, tejo vāyo na gādhati, kattha dīghañ'ca rassañ'ca, aṇuṃ thūlaṃ subh'āsubhaṃ, kattha nāmañ'ca rūpañ'ca, asesaṃ uparujjhatī'ti?

  • (grammar) short (vowel); brief

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