Pāli Dictionary

vāma

Part of speech

adjective

Root

vā1to blow

Antonyms

dakkhiṇā, dakkhiṇa

general

  • left; on the left-hand side

  • AN 5.162

    seyyathā'pi, āvuso, bhikkhu paṃsukūliko rathiyāya nantakaṃ disvā vāmena pādena niggaṇhitvā dakkhiṇena pādena pattharitvā, yo tattha sāro taṃ paripātetvā ādāya pakkameyya.

  • MN 119

    tam'enaṃ dakkho yogg'ācariyo assadammasārathi abhiruhitvā vāmena hatthena rasmiyo gahetvā dakkhiṇena hatthena patodaṃ gahetvā yen'icchakaṃ yadicchakaṃ sāreyyā'pi paccāsāreyyā'pi

  • agreeable; pleasant; lovely

vāti

vāroottisuffix

via inflected form vāma · 1st person·present plural / 1st person·imperative plural

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

pavāyati

general

  • blows; wafts; diffuses; emits a scent

  • Dhp 56

    appamatto ayaṃ gandho, yv'āyaṃ tagaracandanaṃ, yo ca sīlavataṃ gandho, vāti devesu uttamo.

vamati

approximate

vamrootasuffixtisuffix

via inflected form vama · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

vam1eject; vomit

general

  • vomits; spits out; ejects; discharges

  • MN 152

    balavā puriso jivh'agge kheḷapiṇḍaṃ saṃyūhitvā appakasirena vameyya

  • (of water) spills out; pours forth

  • AN 11.13

    seyyathā'pi, nandiya, kumbho nikkujjo vamat'eva udakaṃ, no vantaṃ paccāvamati, seyyathā'pi vā pana, nandiya, sukkhe tiṇadāye aggi mutto ḍahaññ'eva gacchati, no daḍḍhaṃ paccudāvattati, evam'evaṃ kho, nandiya, imehi ekādasahi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako pajahat'eva pāpake akusale dhamme, na upādiyatī'ti.

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