Pāli Dictionary

vana1

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

arañña, kānana

general

  • forest; wood; grove

  • Dhp 283

    vanaṃ chindatha mā rukkhaṃ, vanato jāyate bhayaṃ, chetvā vanañ'ca vanathañ'ca, nibbanā hotha bhikkhavo.

  • Dhp 334

    manujassa pamattacārino, taṇhā vaḍḍhati māluvā viya, so plavatī hurā huraṃ, phalam'icchaṃ'va vanasmi vānaro.

vana2

vanrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

van7like; desire

doctrine

  • desire; craving; lust

vaṇa

approximate

vaṇrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

vaṇ1injure, wound

Synonyms

aru, aruka

Antonyms

abbaṇa

general

  • wound; sore; injury

  • Dhp 124

    pāṇimhi ce vaṇo n'āssa, hareyya pāṇinā visaṃ, n'ābbaṇaṃ visam'anveti, n'atthi pāpaṃ akubbato.

  • MN 105

    tassa so bhisakko sallakatto satthena vaṇamukhaṃ parikanteyya. satthena vaṇamukhaṃ parikantitvā esaniyā sallaṃ eseyya.

vāna1

approximate

vanrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

doctrine

  • craving, desire (a poetic/doctrinal term related to taṇhā; folk etymology of nibbāna as ‘free from vāna’)

vāna2

approximate

vārootnasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

van7like; desire

general

  • the netting or webbing of a bed frame; weaving

  • fastening; weaving

vanoti

vanroot

via inflected form vana · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

van7like; desire

Synonyms

nikāmeti

mind

  • desires; craves; longs for; aims at

va

approximate

via inflected form vāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

vatta

general

  • the letter “v”; the 37th letter of the Pali alphabet; a dento-labial semi-vowel

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