Pāli Dictionary

visama

viprefixsamastem

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

bhaya, sappaṭibhaya, asamāna

Antonyms

sama

general

  • uneven; rough; dangerous (of a place, ground, or road)

  • AN 9.35

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, gāvī pabbateyyā bālā abyattā akhettaññū akusalā visame pabbate carituṃ.

  • Ud 5.3

    cakkhumā visamānī'va, vijjamāne parakkame, paṇḍito jīvalokasmiṃ, pāpāni parivajjayeti.

  • unequal; different; not corresponding

  • Snp 4.9

    saccan'ti so brāhmaṇo kiṃ vadeyya, musā'ti vā so vivadetha kena, yasmiṃ samaṃ visamaṃ vā'pi n'atthi, sa kena vādaṃ paṭisaṃyujeyya.

  • erratic; chaotic; irregular

  • AN 4.70

    visamaṃ mās'addhamāsesu parivattantesu visamaṃ utusaṃvaccharā parivattanti. visamaṃ utusaṃvaccharesu parivattantesu visamaṃ vātā vāyanti visamā apañjasā. visamaṃ vātesu vāyantesu visamesu apañjasesu devatā parikupitā bhavanti.

  • squint-eyed; cross-eyed (of the eyes)

  • Ja 78

    ubho khañjā ubho kuṇī, ubho visamacakkhukā, ubhinnaṃ piḷakā jātā, n'āhaṃ passāmi illisan'ti.

ethics

  • (morally) wrong; unsuitable; out of tune; improper

  • Snp 4.2

    kāmesu giddhā pasutā pamūḷhā, avadāniyā te visame niviṭṭhā, dukkh'ūpanītā paridevayanti, kiṃsū bhavissāma ito cutāse.

  • AN 3.50

    idha, bhikkhave, pāpabhikkhu visamena kāyakammena samannāgato hoti, visamena vacīkammena samannāgato hoti, visamena manokammena samannāgato hoti.

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