Pāli Dictionary

vihiṃsati

viprefixhiṃsrootasuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

his2ထိခိုက်; ထိခိုက်မှု

Synonyms

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

ethics

  • ထိခိုက်စေသည်; ညှင်းပန်းနှိပ်စက်သည်

  • 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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