Pāli Dictionary

sobha

subhrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

pabhassara, ābhassara, pabha, sobhī, sobhana, bhassara, candaka

general

  • brillant; rayonnant; immaculé

  • shining; radiant; immaculate

sobhā

approximate

subhrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

subh1briller; orner

general

  • splendeur, éclat; beauté

  • splendour, radiance; beauty

sobhati

subhrootasuffix

via inflected form sobha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

bhāsati, pakāseti, dibbati, tapati, ābhāti, pabhāsati

general

  • brille; resplendit; rayonne

  • shines; gleams; radiates; is resplendent

  • Thag 18.1

    anuddhato acapalo, nipako saṃvut'indriyo, sobhati paṃsukūlena, sīho'va girigabbhare.

  • Thig 14.1

    tapanīyakatā'va dhītikā, vicarasi cittalat'eva accharā, kāsikasukhumehi vaggubhi, sobhasī suvasanehi n'ūpame.

  • paraît beau; semble splendide; sied bien

  • looks beautiful; appears splendid; becomes becoming

  • Thig 14.1

    tapanīyakatā'va dhītikā, vicarasi cittalat'eva accharā, kāsikasukhumehi vaggubhi, sobhasī suvasanehi n'ūpame.

  • MN 37

    sobhati idaṃ āyasmato kosiyassa, yathā taṃ pubbe katapuññassa. manussā'pi kiñci'd'eva rāmaṇeyyakaṃ disvā evam'āhaṃsu, sobhati vata bho yathā devānaṃ tāvatiṃsānan'ti.

  • compte; soutient la comparaison; vaut; est à la hauteur de

  • counts for; compares with; is worth; measures up to

  • MN 56

    kiñ'hi sobhati chavo manodaṇḍo imassa evaṃ oḷārikassa kāyadaṇḍassa upanidhāya! atha kho kāyadaṇḍo'va mahāsāvajjataro pāpassa kammassa kiriyāya pāpassa kammassa pavattiyā, no tathā vacīdaṇḍo, no tathā manodaṇḍo'ti.

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