Pāli Dictionary

sappinī

sapprootinīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

sapp1crawl

general

  • a female serpent; a she-snake

sappi

approximate

via inflected form sappīni · nominative plural / accusative plural / locative singular / vocative plural

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

ghata

general

  • ghee; clarified butter

  • AN 8.30

    seyyathā'pi nāma gahapatissa vā gahapatiputtassa vā nānābhesajjāni seyyath'idaṃ sappi navanītaṃ telaṃ madhu phāṇitaṃ

  • SN 34.1

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, gavā khīraṃ, khīramhā dadhi, dadhimhā navanītaṃ, navanītamhā sappi, sappimhā sappimaṇḍo tatra aggam'akkhāyati.

Encyclopedia

Sappinī
Place

  • A river flowing through Rājagaha, on whose bank stood the wanderers’ park frequented by famous wanderers in the Buddha’s time, lying between Andhakavinda and Rājagaha and identified with the modern Pañcāna River.

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