Pāli Dictionary

upāyāsa

upaprefixāprefixyasrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

yas3streben; ringen

Synonyms

vighāta, nīgha, aphāsu, āyāsa

Antonyms

anupāyāsa

doctrine

  • Verzweiflung; extremes seelisches Leid; Trübsal (intensives geistiges Leiden durch Unglück, oft neben Kummer, Wehklagen, Schmerz und Trauer aufgeführt)

  • despair; extreme mental affliction; tribulation (specifically the intense mental suffering and distress arising from misfortune, often listed alongside sorrow, lamentation, pain, and grief)

  • AN 4.122

    idha, bhikkhave, ekacco kulaputto saddhā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajito hoti, otiṇṇo'mhi jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi, dukkh'otiṇṇo dukkhapareto.

  • MN 38

    taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṃ, upādānapaccayā bhavo, bhavapaccayā jāti, jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṃ soka-parideva-dukkha-domanass'upāyāsā sambhavanti

mind

  • Reizbarkeit; Ärger; innere Unruhe (ein Geisteszustand, der durch Erregbarkeit und Frustration gekennzeichnet ist)

  • irritation; annoyance; internal unrest; being easily upset (a state of mind characterized by excitability and frustration)

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