Pāli Dictionary

saṅkappa

saṃprefixkapprootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

kapp1be fit; be suitable

Synonyms

mañña, aṭṭhi, adhippāya, parikappa

doctrine

  • intention; resolve; purpose (as in sammā-saṅkappa, right intention)

  • Dhp 74

    mam'eva kata maññantu, gihīpabbajitā ubho, mam'ev'ātivasā assu, kicc'ākiccesu kismici. iti bālassa saṅkappo, icchā māno ca vaḍḍhati.

  • AN 10.176

    abyāpannacitto hoti appaduṭṭhamanasaṅkappo ime sattā averā hontu abyāpajjā anīghā sukhī attānaṃ pariharantū'ti

mind

  • thought; notion; conception; mental cogitation (synonymous with vitakka)

  • AN 8.30

    yathā me ahu saṅkappo, tato uttari desayi, nippapañcarato buddho, nippapañcaṃ adesayi.

  • Snp 4.7

    saṅkappehi pareto so, kapaṇo viya jhāyati, sutvā paresaṃ nigghosaṃ, maṅku hoti tathāvidho.

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