Pāli Dictionary

sammukha

saṃprefixmukharoot

Part of speech

adjective

Antonyms

parammukha

general

  • face to face; in the presence of; in front of

  • Ja 308

    yassa sammukhaciṇṇena, mittadhammo na labbhati, anusūyam'anakkosaṃ, saṇikaṃ tamhā apakkame'ti.

monastic

  • present in person; in the presence of the assembly; confrontation

sammukhā

approximate

saṃprefixmukhastemāsuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

sakkhī, sammukhe

Antonyms

parammukhā

general

  • in front; face to face; in the presence of

  • MN 31

    kiṃ nu kho mayaṃ āyasmato anuruddhassa evam'ārocimha, imāsañ'ca imāsañ'ca vihārasamāpattīnaṃ mayaṃ lābhino'ti yaṃ no āyasmā anuruddho bhagavato sammukhā yāva āsavānaṃ khayā pakāsetī'ti?

  • MN 21

    tasmā't'iha, phagguna, tava ce'pi koci sammukhā avaṇṇaṃ bhāseyya, tatrā'pi tvaṃ, phagguna, ye gehasitā chandā ye gehasitā vitakkā te pajaheyyāsi.

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