Pāli Dictionary

saṅkilesa

saṃprefixkilisrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

kilis3be dirty; be molested

Synonyms

upakkilesa, rajas, paṅka, kilesa, klesa, sandosa

mind

  • defilement; impurity; corruption; mental staining

  • Ud 5.3

    seyyath'idaṃ, dānakathaṃ sīlakathaṃ saggakathaṃ, kāmānaṃ ādīnavaṃ okāraṃ saṅkilesaṃ, nekkhamme ānisaṃsaṃ pakāsesi.

  • Thig 13.5

    ummādanā ullapanā, kāmā cittappamaddino, sattānaṃ saṅkilesāya, khippaṃ mārena oḍḍitaṃ.

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