Pāli Dictionary

vivaraṇā

viprefixvarrootaṇāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

var1couvrir; habiller; retenir

Synonyms

paridīpanā

general

  • explication; clarification; exposé

  • explaining; clarifying; making clear; an exposition

  • MN 141

    dukkhassa ariyasaccassa ācikkhanā desanā paññāpanā paṭṭhapanā vivaraṇā vibhajanā uttānīkammaṃ, dukkhasamudayassa ariyasaccassa ācikkhanā desanā paññāpanā paṭṭhapanā vivaraṇā vibhajanā uttānīkammaṃ

vivaraṇa

approximate

viprefixvarrootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

var1couvrir; habiller; retenir

Synonyms

paridīpana, āvikaraṇa

Antonyms

saṃvaraṇa

general

  • ouverture; dévoilement; révélation

  • opening; unveiling; revealing

  • AN 9.1

    puna caparaṃ, āvuso, bhikkhu y'āyaṃ kathā abhisallekhikā cetovivaraṇasappāyā… evarūpiyā kathāya nikāmalābhī hoti akicchalābhī akasiralābhī.

  • divorce; séparation

  • divorcing; separating; divorce

  • DN 1

    te evarūpāya tiracchānavijjāya micchājīvena jīvitaṃ kappenti, seyyath'idaṃ, āvāhanaṃ vivāhanaṃ saṃvaraṇaṃ vivaraṇaṃ saṃkiraṇaṃ vikiraṇaṃ subhagakaraṇaṃ dubbhagakaraṇaṃ viruddhagabbhakaraṇaṃ jivhānibandhanaṃ

doctrine

  • explication; clarification

  • explaining; clarifying; making clear

vivara

approximate

viprefixvarrootasuffix

via inflected form vivarāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

var1couvrir; habiller; retenir

Synonyms

padara, randha

general

  • ouverture; interstice; espace ouvert

  • opening; gap; open space

  • MN 62

    yaṃ vā pan'aññam'pi kiñci ajjhattaṃ paccattaṃ ākāsaṃ ākāsagataṃ, aghaṃ aghagataṃ, vivaraṃ vivaragataṃ, asamphuṭṭhaṃ maṃsalohitehi upādinnaṃ, ayaṃ vuccati, rāhula, ajjhattikā ākāsadhātu.

  • MN 76

    tattha n'atthi hantā vā ghātetā vā sotā vā sāvetā vā viññātā vā viññāpetā vā. yo'pi tiṇhena satthena sīsaṃ chindati, na koci kañci jīvitā voropeti. sattannaṃtv'eva kāyānam'antarena satthaṃ vivaram'anupatati.

  • fissure; fente

  • crack; crevice; cleft

  • Dhp 127

    na antalikkhe na samuddamajjhe, na pabbatānaṃ vivaraṃ pavissa, na vijjatī so jagatippadeso, yatthaṭṭhito mucceyya pāpakammā.

  • (dans un débat) une faille; une occasion

  • (in a debate) an opening; a weak point; opportunity

  • AN 3.67

    ye viruddhā sallapanti, viniviṭṭhā samussitā, anariyaguṇam'āsajja, añño'ñña-vivara-esino.

  • clarté; lucidité

  • clarity; lucidity

  • AN 5.162

    idha pan'āvuso, ekacco puggalo aparisuddhakāyasamācāro hoti aparisuddhavacīsamācāro, labhati ca kālena kālaṃ cetaso vivaraṃ cetaso pasādaṃ. evarūpe'pi, āvuso, puggale āghāto paṭivinetabbo.

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