Pāli Dictionary

seta1

sitrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective · masculine

Root

sit1être blanc

Synonyms

suci, accha, suddhika, sucibhūta, visada, cokkha

Antonyms

kāḷa

general

  • blanc; blanc pur

  • white; pure white

  • Thag 15.2

    sati ca sampajaññañ'ca, caraṇā nāgassa tepare, saddhāhattho mahānāgo, upekkhāsetadantavā.

  • DN 22

    puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu seyyathā'pi passeyya sarīraṃ sivathikāya chaḍḍitaṃ aṭṭhikāni setāni saṅkhavaṇṇapaṭibhāgāni

  • (de l’eau) claire; pure; transparente

  • (of water) clean; pure; transparent

  • Ud 8.5

    taṃ cakkacchinnaṃ udakaṃ parittaṃ luḷitaṃ āvilaṃ sandati. ayaṃ, bhante, kukuṭṭhā nadī avidūre acch'odakā sāt'odakā sīt'odakā seta-udakā supatitthā ramaṇīyā. ettha bhagavā pānīyañ'ca pivissati gattāni ca sītīkarissatī'ti.

  • la couleur blanche

  • (substantively, m.) the colour white

seta2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Seta, le sommet principal de l’Himālaya (identifié au Kailāsa)

  • Seta, the chief peak of the Himālaya (identified with Kailāsa)

  • SN 2.30

    vipulo rājagahīyānaṃ, giriseṭṭho pavuccati, seto himavataṃ seṭṭho, ādicco aghagāminaṃ.

seta3

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Seta, l’éléphant royal du roi Pasenadi

  • Seta, the state elephant of King Pasenadi, on whose account the Buddha preached a special sermon

  • AN 6.43

    tena kho pana samayena rañño pasenadissa kosalassa seto nāma nāgo mahātūriyatāḷitavāditena pubbakoṭṭhakā paccuttarati.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Seta
Place

  • Le sommet principal de l’Himavā, apparemment un autre nom pour le Kailāsa.

  • The chief peak of the Himavā, evidently another name for Kailāsa.

Seta2
Person

  • L’éléphant d’État du roi Pasenadi, à propos duquel le Bouddha donna un discours particulier ; il fut ainsi nommé parce qu’il était blanc.

  • The state elephant of King Pasenadi, on whose account the Buddha gave a special discourse; he was so named because he was white.

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