Pāli Dictionary

vijjhati

vyadhroot

Part of speech

verb

Root

vidh3throw; pierce

Synonyms

paṭivijjhati

general

  • pierces; penetrates; perforates; shoots (an arrow) into

  • SN 35.247

    tassa kusakaṇṭakā c'eva pāde vijjheyyuṃ, sarapattāni ca gattāni vilekheyyuṃ.

  • MN 13

    te tattha usūhi'pi vijjhanti, sattiyā'pi vijjhanti, asinā'pi sīsaṃ chindanti. te tattha maraṇam'pi nigacchanti, maraṇamattam'pi dukkhaṃ.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

vijjhaiti
  1. vijjhavijjhati

    pierces; penetrates; perforates; shoots (an arrow) into

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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