Pāli Dictionary

ucchindati

udprefixchidroottisuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

chid2cut; divide

Synonyms

chindati, sañchindati, upacchindati

general

  • cuts off; severs; breaks off; destroys, uproots

  • Dhp 285

    ucchinda sineham'attano, kumudaṃ sāradikaṃ'va, santimaggam'eva brūhaya, nibbānaṃ sugatena desitaṃ.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

ucchindaiti
  1. ucchindaucchindati

    cuts off; severs; breaks off; destroys, uproots

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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