Pāli Dictionary

saññama

saṃprefixyamrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

yam1control; strive; end

Synonyms

damas, dama

ethics

  • restraint; self-control; abstinence

  • Snp 4.13

    sīl'uttamā saññamena-āhu suddhiṃ, vataṃ samādāya upaṭṭhitāse, idh'eva sikkhema ath'assa suddhiṃ, bhav'ūpanītā kusalā vadānā.

  • Snp 2.4

    āratī viratī pāpā, majjapānā ca saññamo, appamādo ca dhammesu, etaṃ maṅgalam'uttamaṃ.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

sanāma
  1. sa

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

  2. nāma

    name; personal name

saññāamā
  1. saññā

    perception; recognition; the noting of an object’s marks; third of the five aggregates

  2. amā

    at home; in the house

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