Pāli Dictionary

tāṇa1

approximate

tārootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Antonyms

atāṇa

general

  • giving refuge; sheltering; protecting

  • Thag 16.3

    evaṃ me bhayajātassa, apārā pāram'esato, tāṇo paññ'āvudho satthā, isisaṅghanisevito.

tāṇa2

approximate

tārootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

tā3protect; preserve

Synonyms

saraṇa, tāṇatā

doctrine

  • refuge; shelter; protection; defence (often an epithet of Nibbāna)

  • Dhp 288

    na santi puttā tāṇāya, na pitā n'āpi bandhavā, antaken'ādhipannassa, n'atthi ñātīsu tāṇatā.

  • SN 1.3

    upanīyati jīvitam'appam'āyu, jar'ūpanītassa na santi tāṇā, etaṃ bhayaṃ maraṇe pekkhamāno, puññāni kayirātha sukh'āvahānī'ti.

tanoti

tanrootosuffix

via inflected form tana · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

tan7stretch; extend

general

  • to stretch, extend

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