Pāli Dictionary

vajja1

vadrootyasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

vad1say; speak

Synonyms

vadamāna, vādī, bhāsī, vādaka, bhāṇī

general

  • musical instrument; that which is played or sounded

  • speaking; saying; what should be told

  • SN 7.9

    māno hi te brāhmaṇa khāribhāro, kodho dhūmo bhasmani mosavajjaṃ, jivhā sujā hadayaṃ jotiṭhānaṃ, attā sudanto purisassa joti.

  • AN 4.32

    cattār'imāni, bhikkhave, saṅgahavatthūni. katamāni cattāri? dānaṃ, peyyavajjaṃ, atthacariyā, samān'attatā, imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri saṅgahavatthūnī'ti.

  • (verb, optative) you should say; you could tell; may speak

  • Thig 13.4

    ehi sārathi gacchāhi, rathaṃ niyyādayāh'imaṃ, ārogyaṃ brāhmaṇiṃ vajja, pabbaji dāni brāhmaṇo, sujāto tīhi rattīhi, tisso vijjā aphassayi.

vajja2

vajjrootyasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

vajj8turn; avoid

Synonyms

aparaddha, khalita, vikkhalita

Antonyms

avajja

ethics

  • fault; sin; error; mistake; offense

  • Dhp 252

    sudassaṃ vajjam'aññesaṃ, attano pana duddasaṃ, paresaṃ hi so vajjāni, opunāti yathā bhusaṃ, attano pana chādeti, kaliṃ'va kitavā saṭho.

  • AN 8.2

    sīlavā hoti, pātimokkhasaṃvarasaṃvuto viharati ācāragocarasampanno aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvī, samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu.

  • (adjective) which should be avoided; to be shunned

vajjati

vadrootyasuffixtisuffix

via inflected form vajja · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

vad1say; speak

general

  • (of a musical instrument) is played; sounds

  • DN 16

    dibbāni'pi tūriyāni antalikkhe vajjanti tathāgatassa pūjāya. dibbāni'pi saṅgītāni antalikkhe vattanti tathāgatassa pūjāya.

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