Pāli Dictionary

sāhasa1

sahrootassuffixasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Antonyms


ethics

  • hasty; rash; impetuous; acting without due consideration

  • Snp 2.9

    viññātasārāni subhāsitāni, sutañ'ca viññātasamādhisāraṃ, na tassa paññā ca sutañ'ca vaḍḍhati, yo sāhaso hoti naro pamatto.

sāhasa2

sahrootassuffixasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

sah1overcome; prevail

Synonyms

Antonyms


ethics

  • violence; forceful or arbitrary action; aggression

  • Snp 4.15

    mosavajje na nīyetha, rūpe snehaṃ na kubbaye, mānañ'ca parijāneyya, sāhasā virato care.

  • DN 30

    tulākūṭa kaṃsakūṭa mānakūṭa ukkoṭana vañcana nikati sāciyoga chedana vadha bandhana viparāmosa ālopa sāhasākārā paṭivirato ahosi.

sahasā

approximate

sahasstemāsuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Root

sah1overcome; prevail

Synonyms


general

  • forcibly; suddenly; rashly; in haste; all of a sudden

  • DN 20

    ye nāgarāje sahasā haranti, dibbā dijā pakkhi visuddhacakkhū, vehāsayā te vanam'ajjhapattā, citrā supaṇṇā iti tesa nāmaṃ.

  • MN 13

    addh'āyasmantehi nigaṇṭhehi sahasā appaṭisaṅkhā vācā bhāsitā, na kho, āvuso gotama, sukhena sukhaṃ adhigantabbaṃ, dukkhena kho sukhaṃ adhigantabbaṃ.

sahas

approximate

sahrootassuffix

via inflected form sahasā · instrumental singular / ablative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

sah1overcome; prevail

Synonyms


general

  • power; might; force

  • DN 20

    ye nāgarāje sahasā haranti, dibbā dijā pakkhi visuddhacakkhū, vehāsayā te vanam'ajjhapattā, citrā supaṇṇā iti tesa nāmaṃ.

  • SN 20.10

    atha kho so, bhikkhave, mudumūsi gocarāya pakkāmi. tam'enaṃ biḷāro gahetvā sahasā saṅkhāditvā ajjhohari. tassa so mudumūsi antam'pi khādi, antaguṇam'pi khādi.

  • (instr. sahasā) forcibly; suddenly; violently

  • DN 20

    ye nāgarāje sahasā haranti, dibbā dijā pakkhi visuddhacakkhū, vehāsayā te vanam'ajjhapattā, citrā supaṇṇā iti tesa nāmaṃ.

  • SN 20.10

    atha kho so, bhikkhave, mudumūsi gocarāya pakkāmi. tam'enaṃ biḷāro gahetvā sahasā saṅkhāditvā ajjhohari. tassa so mudumūsi antam'pi khādi, antaguṇam'pi khādi.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

sahasa
  1. sa

    own; one’s own; self; personal (reflexive pronoun or adjective, equivalent to Sanskrit sva or Pali saka)

  2. hasahasati

    laughs; smiles; is merry

sahāsā
  1. sa

    own; one’s own; self; personal (reflexive pronoun or adjective, equivalent to Sanskrit sva or Pali saka)

  2. hāsāhāsa

    laughter; mirth; a joke

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