Pāli Dictionary

suvaṇṇa

suprefixvarrootnasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

var1आवरण; पोशाक; रोकना

Synonyms

Antonyms


general

  • स्वर्ण; सोना; स्वर्ण मुद्रा

  • gold; gold coin

  • SN 3.11

    patirūpako mattikākuṇḍalo'va, loh'aḍḍhamāso'va suvaṇṇachanno, caranti loke parivārachannā, anto asuddhā bahi sobhamānā'ti.

  • Thig 13.5

    na hiraññasuvaṇṇena, parikkhīyanti āsavā, amittā vadhakā kāmā, sapattā sallabandhanā.

  • (विशेषण) सुंदर; सुदर्शन; सुनहरे रंग का

  • (as adjective) beautiful; of good appearance; golden-coloured

  • AN 5.23

    so sace ākaṅkhati, dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena satte passeyyaṃ cavamāne upapajjamāne hīne paṇīte suvaṇṇe dubbaṇṇe, sugate duggate yathākamm'ūpage satte pajāneyyaṃ

  • MN 91

    suvaṇṇavaṇṇo kho pana so bhavaṃ gotamo kañcanasannibhattaco, idam'pi tassa bhoto gotamassa mahāpurisassa mahāpurisalakkhaṇaṃ bhavati.

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