Pāli Dictionary

virati

viprefixramroottisuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

ram1delight; please

Synonyms

veramaṇī, paṭivirati, ārati, uparati

ethics

  • abstinence; refraining, stopping, restraint (from wrongdoing)

  • Kp 5

    āratī viratī pāpā, majjapānā ca saṃyamo, appamādo ca dhammesu, etaṃ maṅgalam'uttamaṃ.

approximate

Compound structure

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vīrāiti
  1. vīrāvīra

    heroic; brave; (comm.) vigorous, energetic

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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