Pāli Dictionary

sevā

approximate

sevastemāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

sev1servir; s’associer


general

  • service; assistance

  • service; attendance

  • fréquentation; association

  • association; frequenting; resorting to

sevanta

sevastemntasuffix

via inflected form seva · vocative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

sev1servir; s’associer

Synonyms


general

  • fréquentant; servant; ayant recours à; s’associant à

  • associating with; serving; resorting to; frequenting

  • SN 35.95

    yath'āssa passato rūpaṃ, sevato c'āpi vedanaṃ, khīyati n'opacīyati, evaṃ so caratī sato, evaṃ apacinato dukkhaṃ, santike nibbānam'uccati.

  • Snp 4.16

    vijigucchamānassa yadidaṃ phāsu, ritt'āsanaṃ sayanaṃ sevato ce, sambodhikāmassa yath'ānudhammaṃ, taṃ te pavakkhāmi yathā pajānaṃ.

  • utilisant; prenant part à; expérimentant; jouissant de

  • using; partaking of; experiencing; enjoying

  • SN 35.95

    yath'āssa passato rūpaṃ, sevato c'āpi vedanaṃ, khīyati n'opacīyati, evaṃ so caratī sato, evaṃ apacinato dukkhaṃ, santike nibbānam'uccati.

  • AN 10.54

    tattha yaṃ jaññā cīvaraṃ, idaṃ kho me cīvaraṃ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti, kusalā dhammā parihāyantī'ti, evarūpaṃ cīvaraṃ na sevitabbaṃ.

sevati

sevrootasuffix

via inflected form seva · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

sev1servir; s’associer

Synonyms


general

  • fréquenter; s’associer à

  • associates with; keeps company with; resorts to

  • Dhp 167

    hīnaṃ dhammaṃ na seveyya, pamādena na saṃvase, micchādiṭṭhiṃ na seveyya, na siyā lokavaḍḍhano.

  • Iti 76

    tasmā pattapuṭass'eva, ñatvā sampākam'attano, asante n'upaseveyya, sante seveyya paṇḍito, asanto nirayaṃ nenti, santo pāpenti suggatin'ti.

  • servir

  • serves

  • s’adonner à; se livrer à

  • makes use of; indulges in; engages with (esp. sense pleasures)

  • MN 47

    sammukhā kho pana m'etaṃ bhagavato sutaṃ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṃ, abhay'ūparato'ham'asmi, n'āham'asmi bhay'ūparato, vītarāgattā kāme na sevāmi khayā rāgassā'ti.

doctrine

  • pratiquer; cultiver; s’adonner à

  • practises; pursues; engages in; cultivates

  • Dhp 167

    hīnaṃ dhammaṃ na seveyya, pamādena na saṃvase, micchādiṭṭhiṃ na seveyya, na siyā lokavaḍḍhano.

  • Snp 4.14

    āthabbaṇaṃ supinaṃ lakkhaṇaṃ, no vidahe atho'pi nakkhattaṃ, virutañ'ca gabbhakaraṇaṃ, tikicchaṃ māmako na seveyya.

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