Pāli Dictionary

ratta1

Part of speech

adjective

Root

raj3desire

Synonyms

sāratta, samucchita

Antonyms

viratta, aratta

general

  • dyed; coloured

  • MN 7

    tam'enaṃ rajako yasmiṃ yasmiṃ raṅgajāte upasaṃhareyya, yadi nīlakāya yadi pītakāya yadi lohitakāya yadi mañjiṭṭhakāya, surattavaṇṇam'ev'assa parisuddhavaṇṇam'ev'assa.

  • red; crimson

mind

  • infatuated; enamoured; inflamed with passion (for)

  • MN 122

    n'āhaṃ, ānanda, ekaṃ rūpam'pi samanupassāmi yattha rattassa yath'ābhiratassa rūpassa vipariṇām'aññathābhāvā na uppajjeyyuṃ soka-parideva-dukkha-domanass'ūpāyāsā.

  • Ja 537

    evaṃ pamatto rasagārave ratto, bālo yadī āyati n'āvabujjhati, vidhamma putte caji ñātake ca, parivattiya attānam'eva khādati.

ratta2

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • a period of time; a season

  • night; a full day-night (24-hour period)

ratta3

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

raj3desire

Synonyms

lohita, ruhira, rudhira, soṇita

general

  • blood

rattā

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • time; night

  • SN 12.61

    dīgharattañ'h'etaṃ, bhikkhave, assutavato puthujjanassa ajjhositaṃ mamāyitaṃ parāmaṭṭhaṃ

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