Pāli Dictionary

yāca

yācrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • etwas Erbetenes; eine erbettelte Gabe

  • something asked for; a begged item, alms, donation

  • Ja 528

    tasmā n'ābhikkhaṇaṃ gacche, na ca gacche cirāciraṃ, kālena yācaṃ yāceyya, evaṃ mittā na jīyare.

  • AN 4.61

    idha, gahapati, ariyasāvako vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṃ ajjhāvasati muttacāgo payatapāṇi vossaggarato yācayogo dānasaṃvibhāgarato. ayaṃ vuccati, gahapati, cāgasampadā.

yācati

yācastemtisuffix

via inflected form yāca · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

viññāpeti, ajjhesati, abhiyācati

general

  • bitten; ersuchen; betteln; anflehen

  • asks; requests; begs; entreats

  • Thig 3.4

    puriso aṅkusam'ādāya, dehi pādan'ti yācati, nāgo pasārayī pādaṃ, puriso nāgam'āruhi.

  • AN 3.100

    añña'd'atthu pañjaliko'va naṃ yācati, dehi me, mārisa, urabbhaṃ vā urabbhadhanaṃ vā'ti.

  • einen Heiratsantrag machen; um die Hand anhalten

  • proposes marriage to; asks for someone’s hand in marriage

  • Thig 16.1

    sā ca manasi karoti, anīkaratto ca āruhī turitaṃ, maṇikanakabhūsit'aṅgo, katañjalī yācati sumedhaṃ.

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