Pāli Dictionary

saṇhena

saṇhastemenasuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Antonyms

pharusa

general

  • मृदुता से; कोमलता से

  • smoothly; softly; gently; mildly

  • AN 4.111

    ahaṃ kho, bhante, assadammaṃ saṇhena'pi vinemi, pharusena'pi vinemi, saṇhapharusena'pi vinemī'ti.

  • MN 21

    pañc'ime, bhikkhave, vacanapathā yehi vo pare vadamānā vadeyyuṃ, kālena vā akālena vā, bhūtena vā abhūtena vā, saṇhena vā pharusena vā, atthasaṃhitena vā anatthasaṃhitena vā, mettacittā vā dosantarā vā.

saṇha

via inflected form saṇhena · instrumental singular

Part of speech

adjective · masculine

Synonyms

mudu, sorata, nela, sūrata

Antonyms

pharusa

general

  • चिकना; कोमल; सूक्ष्म

  • smooth; soft; fine; delicate (of texture, cloth, etc.)

  • Thig 13.1

    saṇhatuṅgasadisī ca nāsikā, sobhate su abhiyobbanaṃ pati, sā jarāya upakūlitā viya, saccavādivacanaṃ anaññathā.

  • (वाणी या व्यक्ति के लिए) कोमल; विनम्र; सौम्य

  • (of speech or person) gentle; mild; polite; well-mannered

  • AN 5.198

    kālena ca bhāsitā hoti, saccā ca bhāsitā hoti, saṇhā ca bhāsitā hoti, atthasaṃhitā ca bhāsitā hoti, mettacittena ca bhāsitā hoti.

  • DN 31

    paṇḍito sīlasampanno, saṇho ca paṭibhānavā, nivātavutti atthaddho, tādiso labhate yasaṃ.

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