Pāli Dictionary

saṃvara

saṃprefixvarrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

var1cover; dress; restrain

Synonyms

yāma, niggaha

Antonyms

asaṃvara

ethics

  • restraint; self-control; moral discipline; guarding (e.g., of the senses or the monastic code)

  • Dhp 185

    anūpavādo anūpaghāto, pātimokkhe ca saṃvaro, mattaññutā ca bhattasmiṃ, pantañ'ca sayan'āsanaṃ, adhicitte ca āyogo, etaṃ buddhāna sāsanaṃ.

  • MN 107

    ehi tvaṃ, bhikkhu, sīlavā hohi, pātimokkhasaṃvarasaṃvuto viharāhi ācāragocarasampanno aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvī, samādāya sikkhassu sikkhāpadesū'ti

saṃvarati

saṃprefixvararoottisuffix

via inflected form saṃvara · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

var1cover; dress; restrain

ethics

  • restrains; controls; holds in check; shuts, covers

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Saṃvara
Person

  • The youngest of the hundred sons of King Brahmadatta of Bārāṇasī, as told in the Saṃvara Jātaka.

Saṃvara2
Other

  • An Ājīvaka ascetic mentioned in the Paṇḍaranāgarāja Jātaka.

Saṃvara3
Person

  • A chieftain of the Asuras, skilled in deception, also compared with Sambara.

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