Pāli Dictionary

vadhaka1

vadhrootakasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

vadh8चोट पहुँचाना; वध

Synonyms


ethics

  • हत्यारा; वधकर्ता; जल्लाद

  • a killer; a murderer; an executioner

  • SN 22.95

    etādis'āyaṃ santāno, māy'āyaṃ bālalāpinī, vadhako esa akkhāto, sāro ettha na vijjati.

  • AN 6.103

    sabbasaṅkhāresu ca me nibbidasaññā paccupaṭṭhitā bhavissati, seyyathā'pi ukkhitt'āsike vadhake. sabbalokā ca me mano vuṭṭhahissati, nibbāne ca santadassāvī bhavissāmi

vadhaka2

vadhrootakasuffix

Part of speech

adjective


ethics

  • प्राणघातक; वधकारी; हत्या-स्वभावी

  • killing; murderous; homicidal

  • SN 22.85

    vadhakaṃ rūpaṃ vadhakaṃ rūpan'ti yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti. vadhakaṃ vedanaṃ vadhakā vedanā'ti yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti. vadhakaṃ saññaṃ vadhakā saññā'ti yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti

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