Pāli Dictionary

samatta1

samastemttasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms


ethics

  • equality; evenness; normal state; equanimity; justice

samatta2

saṃprefixādāroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

ādā3take; seize

Synonyms


ethics

  • adopted; accepted; taken upon oneself; fulfilled

  • MN 140

    tass'eva kho pana pubbe aviddasuno upadhī honti samattā samādinnā. ty'āssa pahīnā honti ucchinnamūlā tāl'āvatthukatā anabhāvaṃkatā āyatiṃ anuppādadhammā.

  • AN 3.65

    yadā tumhe, kālāmā, attanā'va jāneyyātha, ime dhammā akusalā, ime dhammā sāvajjā, ime dhammā viññugarahitā, ime dhammā samattā samādinnā ahitāya dukkhāya saṃvattantī'ti, atha tumhe, kālāmā, pajaheyyātha.

samatta3

saṃprefixaproottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

ap4reach; attain


general

  • completed; finished; perfect; entire; brought to an end

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 4

sāmāattā
  1. sāmā

    name of several women in Buddhist literature, including an arahant nun (Sāmā Therī), chief female disciples of past Buddhas, and a courtesan

  2. attāatta

    the self; the soul; a permanent, autonomous self (whose reality the suttas deny)

sāmaettā
  1. sāma

    peace; tranquillity; appeasement

  2. ettāetta

    so much; this much; so great

sāmiattā
  1. sāmisāmī

    owner; lord; ruler; master; husband; (as address) sir

  2. attāatta

    the self; the soul; a permanent, autonomous self (whose reality the suttas deny)

sāmoattā
  1. sāmosāma

    peace; tranquillity; appeasement

  2. attāatta

    the self; the soul; a permanent, autonomous self (whose reality the suttas deny)

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Samatta
Person
  • The name shared by eight kings a hundred and fifteen world-cycles ago, all previous births of the thera Nandiya.

  • A cross-reference to Pamatta.

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