Pāli Dictionary

vihiṃsā

viprefixhiṃsrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

his2verletzen; schaden

Synonyms

vihesā, hiṃsā, dubbhi, pīḷā

Antonyms

avihiṃsā

ethics

  • Schädigung; Verletzung

  • harm; injury; the act of hurting

  • MN 39

    paṭisaṅkhā yoniso āhāraṃ āharissāma n'eva davāya na madāya na maṇḍanāya na vibhūsanāya yāva'd'eva imassa kāyassa ṭhitiyā yāpanāya vihiṃsā-uparatiyā brahmacariy'ānuggahāya

  • Grausamkeit

  • cruelty

mind

  • Belästigung; Ärger

  • trouble; annoyance; vexation

  • MN 26

    apārutā tesaṃ amatassa dvārā, ye sotavanto pamuñcantu saddhaṃ, vihiṃsasaññī paguṇaṃ na bhāsiṃ, dhammaṃ paṇītaṃ manujesu brahme'ti.

vihiṃsati

approximate

viprefixhiṃsrootasuffix

via inflected form vihiṃsa · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

his2verletzen; schaden

Synonyms

hanati, byāpajjati, paritāpeti, dussati, byābādheti, hiṃsati, khanati, bādheti,

ethics

  • verletzt, schadet; ist grausam, übt Gewalt aus (gegenüber)

  • hurts, harms, injures; is cruel, does violence (towards)

  • Dhp 131

    sukhakāmāni bhūtāni, yo daṇḍena vihiṃsati, attano sukham'esāno, pecca so na labhate sukhaṃ.

  • SN 8.5

    tam'eva vācaṃ bhāseyya, yāy'attānaṃ na tāpaye, pare ca na vihiṃseyya, sā ve vācā subhāsitā.

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