Pāli Dictionary

samādahati

saṃprefixāprefixdhāroot

Part of speech

verb

Root

dhā1place; support

Synonyms

jāleti

meditation

  • (of the mind) composes; stabilizes; collects; concentrates

  • SN 21.1

    moggallāna, moggallāna, mā, brāhmaṇa, ariyaṃ tuṇhībhāvaṃ pamādo, ariye tuṇhībhāve cittaṃ saṇṭhapehi, ariye tuṇhībhāve cittaṃ ekodibhāvaṃ karohi, ariye tuṇhībhāve cittaṃ samādahā'ti.

  • SN 2.6

    dussamādahaṃ vā'pi samādahanti, indriy'ūpasame ratā, te chetvā maccuno jālaṃ, ariyā gacchanti kāmadā'ti.

general

  • (of fire) kindles; lights

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

samādahāti
  1. samā

    year

  2. dahāti

    considers; takes; regards (as); puts

samādahāiti
  1. samādahāsamādaha

    (of the mind) composing; stabilising; collecting

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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