Pāli Dictionary

surabhi

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

sugandha, gandhaka, appaṭigandhiya, gandhika

general

  • सुगन्धित

  • fragrant; sweet-smelling

  • SN 35.94

    gandhañ'ca ghatvā surabhiṃ manoramaṃ, atho'pi ghatvā asuciṃ akantiyaṃ, akantiyasmiṃ paṭighaṃ vinodaye, chand'ānunīto na ca kantiye siyā.

  • Iti 76

    tagarañ'ca palāsena, yo naro upanayhati, pattā'pi surabhi vāyanti, evaṃ dhīr'ūpasevanā.

surā

approximate

surootrāsuffix

via inflected form surābhi · instrumental plural / ablative plural

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

sur1चमक; सर्वोच्च हो

ethics

  • आसुत मदिरा; तेज़ नशीली शराब (किण्वित meraya के विपरीत)

  • distilled liquor; intoxicating spirits (as opposed to fermented meraya)

  • MN 36

    na saṅkittīsu na yattha sā upaṭṭhito hoti na yattha makkhikā saṇḍasaṇḍacārinī, na macchaṃ na maṃsaṃ na suraṃ na merayaṃ na thus'odakaṃ pivanti.

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