Pāli Dictionary

veyyākaraṇa

viprefixāprefixkarrootaṇasuffixasuffix

Part of speech

noun

Root

kar7to do; to make

Synonyms

byākata, paṭivacana

doctrine

  • answer; explanation; exposition; detailed exposition (as one of the nine aṅgas of the teaching)

general

  • grammarian; expositor; explainer; one who is expert in grammar or explanation

  • MN 56

    ariyassa bhāvit'attassa, pattipattassa veyyākaraṇassa, satimato vipassissa, anabhinatassa no apanatassa, anejassa vasippattassa, bhagavato tassa sāvako'ham'asmi.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

veyyakarāna
  1. veyyavāti

    blows; wafts; diffuses; emits a scent

  2. karānakara

    doing; making; producing, causing (esp. as the final member of a compound)

Encyclopedia

Veyyākaraṇa
Other

  • A portion of the Tipiṭaka classified by subject matter, said by Buddhaghosa to comprise the whole Abhidhamma Piṭaka along with the suttas not composed in verse.

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