Here is a table with a list of (slightly over) one thousand of the most common pali words.
We produced this vocabulary list by doing a statistical analysis of hundreds of passages from the suttas of the Pali Canon. We did our best to convert the words appearing in the texts to their dictionary form before counting them and sorting them by decreasing frequency.
| Pali word | English Translation |
|---|---|
| ca | and |
| dhamma | doctrine, teaching, law, phenomenon, quality |
| bhikkhu | monk, mendicant |
| kho | indeed, surely (emphasizing particle) |
| hoti | is, becomes, exists |
| na | not |
| pi | also, too, even |
| ta | that, it (neuter pronoun) |
| evaṃ | thus, so, in this way |
| eva | only, just, indeed |
| iti | thus, so (marks end of quote/thought) |
| vā | or |
| āvuso | friend, brother (address between monks) |
| ahaṃ | I |
| satta | being, creature; seven |
| so | he, that (masculine pronoun) |
| taṃ | him, her, it, that (accusative pronoun) |
| ima | this (pronoun stem) |
| bhagavant | Blessed One, Lord (often vocative/nominative) |
| eka | one, single, alone |
| pana | but, however, again, further |
| ayaṃ | this (masculine/feminine pronoun) |
| idaṃ | this (neuter pronoun) |
| bhante | Venerable Sir (address to senior monk) |
| ya | who, which (relative pronoun stem) |
| eta | this, that (pronoun stem) |
| citta | mind, consciousness, thought |
| putta | son |
| yathā | as, like, according to |
| te | they, those; your (pronoun) |
| viharati | dwells, lives, stays |
| assa | would be; his, its |
| kāya | body |
| atha | then, now, and |
| ṭhāna | place, state, condition, reason, possibility |
| samaṇa | ascetic, recluse, monk |
| attha | meaning, purpose, goal, welfare; is (archaic) |
| yaṃ | whom, which, that (relative pronoun) |
| idha | here, in this world |
| manussa | human being, person |
| uppajjati | arises, is born |
| para | other, another, higher, beyond |
| añña | other, another |
| kiṃ | what? why? |
| loka | world, realm |
| katama | which? what? |
| samāna | equal, like, same; being (present participle) |
| hi | indeed, surely, for |
| deva | god, deity, celestial being |
| karoti | does, makes, performs |
| rūpa | form, matter, physical shape |
| purisa | man, person, male |
| tattha | there, in that place |
| sukha | happiness, pleasure, bliss |
| puna | again, further |
| Cunda | Cunda (name) |
| pañca | five |
| saṃvattati | leads to, conduces to, revolves |
| brāhmaṇa | brahmin |
| etaṃ | this, that (pronoun) |
| bhāveti | develops, cultivates, meditates on |
| avoca | he/she said |
| saññā | perception |
| atthi | is, there is, exists |
| paraṃ | beyond, after, further; the other shore |
| rājā | king |
| yena | by which, whereby |
| no | not; us, our |
| diṭṭhi | view, opinion, belief |
| vaṇṇa | colour, appearance; caste; praise |
| yadidaṃ | namely, that is to say |
| sammā | rightly, correctly, perfectly |
| bhavati | is, becomes, exists |
| uppanna | arisen, produced, born |
| labhati | gets, obtains, receives |
| paññā | wisdom, insight, understanding |
| acela | naked ascetic |
| kāma | sensual pleasure, desire |
| kusala | skillful, wholesome, good |
| gahapati | householder |
| vāseṭṭha | Vāseṭṭha (name) |
| nāma | name; by name; indeed |
| puggala | person, individual |
| tathāgata | Thus Gone One (Buddha) |
| gacchati | goes |
| akusala | unskillful, unwholesome, bad |
| vijjati | is found, exists |
| kamma | action, deed, karma |
| dukkha | suffering, pain, unsatisfactoriness |
| vassa | year; rain |
| vepulla | abundance, fullness, development |
| ekacca | some, certain |
| cha | six |
| tena | by that, therefore |
| tathā | thus, so, in that way |
| hetu | cause, reason, condition |
| vācā | speech, word |
| samanupassati | sees, observes, considers carefully |
| sabba | all, every, whole |
| cattāro | four (masculine) |
| ratana | jewel, gem, treasure |
| passati | sees, perceives, understands |
| samādhi | concentration, mental unification |
| samannāgata | endowed with, possessed of |
| nigrodha | banyan tree; Nigrodha (name) |
| sāvaka | disciple, hearer |
| āyasmant | venerable |
| upasaṅkamati | approaches, goes near |
| vadati | says, speaks, tells |
| anuppanna | not arisen, not yet produced |
| me | my, mine; to me, for me |
| paribbājaka | wandering ascetic |
| rasa | taste, flavour; essence |
| tvaṃ | you (singular) |
| dasa | ten |
| bhūta | being, creature; element; past, become |
| parihāyati | decreases, dwindles, falls away from |
| brahmacariya | the holy life, celibacy |
| cakkavatti | wheel-turning monarch, universal king |
| maraṇa | death |
| viriya | energy, effort, vigour |
| mayaṃ | we |
| ñāṇa | knowledge, wisdom, insight |
| disā | direction, quarter |
| āyuka | life-span |
| ahosi | he/she/it was |
| Bhagavant | Blessed One, Lord |
| tapassī | ascetic |
| deseti | teaches, points out, explains |
| Nigrodha | Nigrodha (name) |
| ariya | noble, excellent |
| api | also, too, even; perhaps |
| samaya | time, occasion; doctrine |
| paṭhama | first |
| bhāvita | developed, cultivated |
| jāti | birth, rebirth; sort, kind |
| sammāsambuddha | Perfectly Enlightened One |
| aññatara | a certain, some one or other |
| jānāti | knows, understands |
| sace | if |
| seyyathā | just as, like as |
| iddhi | psychic power, magical power |
| Gotama | Gotama (family name of the Buddha) |
| tiṭṭhati | stands, stays, remains, exists |
| aṭṭha | eight |
| vuccati | is said, is called |
| cetas | mind, consciousness |
| dhātu | element, relic, property |
| yo | who, which (masculine relative pronoun) |
| hita | benefit, welfare, good; beneficial |
| bahu | many, much, abundant |
| pe | etcetera, and so forth (abbreviation) |
| sahassa | thousand |
| kathā | talk, speech, discourse, story |
| nava | nine; new |
| sa | he, that (masculine pronoun); with (prefix) |
| agāra | house, home |
| patta | attained, reached; bowl (alms bowl) |
| catu | four (stem form) |
| bheda | breaking, division, dissension |
| indriya | faculty, controlling principle |
| purima | former, previous, eastern |
| aneka | many, various, numerous |
| micchā | wrong, false |
| khattiya | warrior, noble (caste) |
| sīla | virtue, morality, precept, conduct |
| Bhaggava | Bhaggava (name/clan) |
| ti | thus (end marker, short for iti) |
| āyatana | sphere, sense base |
| bhāvanā | development, cultivation, meditation |
| anattha | harm, misfortune, disadvantage |
| addhāna | time, long period, path |
| bhava | becoming, existence, state of being |
| pāṭihāriya | miracle, marvel, wonder |
| mahā | great, large, big |
| dve | two |
| anuyoga | application, practice, devotion |
| sati | mindfulness, awareness, memory |
| upasampajja | having obtained higher ordination (gerund) |
| buddha | awakened, enlightened; the Buddha |
| carati | walks, wanders, behaves, practises |
| gata | gone, fared, reached |
| tayo | three (masculine) |
| lakkhaṇa | mark, sign, characteristic |
| sampanna | endowed with, accomplished, perfect |
| agga | highest, chief, foremost |
| āyu | life, life-span, vitality |
| bahujana | many people, the multitude |
| saññin | perceiving, conscious |
| bhaggava | Bhaggava (name/clan) |
| aggañña | primeval, known from the beginning |
| bho | Sir, friend (vocative particle) |
| appahāya | without abandoning (gerund) |
| sacca | truth, reality |
| padhāna | effort, striving, exertion |
| dibba | divine, celestial |
| aṅga | limb, factor, part, quality |
| viññāṇa | consciousness, cognition |
| mahanta | great, large |
| Sunakkhatta | Sunakkhatta (name) |
| Tathāgata | Thus Gone One (Buddha) |
| mano | mind |
| sampajāna | clearly comprehending, aware |
| taṇhā | craving, thirst, desire |
| mahāpurisa | great man, great being |
| bhāgiya | connected with, conducive to |
| uttarimanussadhamma | superhuman state, extraordinary attainment |
| āha | he/she said |
| lābha | gain, acquisition, profit |
| rājan | king (stem form) |
| sadda | sound, noise, word |
| dutiya | second |
| abhiññā | higher knowledge, supernormal power |
| jhāna | meditative absorption |
| anvāya | following, according to, because of |
| etarahi | now, at present |
| āhāra | food, nutriment |
| atta | self, soul; oneself |
| dhana | wealth, riches |
| yakkha | yakkha (non-human being) |
| sunakkhatta | Sunakkhatta (name) |
| ce | if (enclitic particle) |
| tassa | his, its; to him, for him |
| tapas | austerity, ascetic practice |
| vyāpāda | ill will, malevolence |
| tatiya | third |
| cakka | wheel |
| bala | strength, power, force |
| mitta | friend |
| kata | done, made, performed |
| vedanā | feeling, sensation |
| mogha | empty, vain, foolish |
| ka | who? which? what? (pronoun stem) |
| vinaya | discipline, code of conduct |
| pubbe | formerly, previously, in the past |
| vo | your, yours; to you, for you (plural) |
| mūla | root, origin, cause, base |
| kula | family, clan, lineage |
| sahagata | accompanied by, connected with |
| bhiyyo | more, further, again, exceedingly |
| āpatti | offence (monastic rule) |
| veditabba | should be known, to be understood |
| pāpaka | evil, bad, sinful; evildoer |
| pajahati | gives up, abandons, renounces |
| vyākaroti | explains, declares, answers |
| vāda | doctrine, view, theory, dispute |
| tad | that (neuter pronoun stem) |
| phala | fruit, result, consequence |
| paribhuñjati | eats, enjoys, uses |
| paññāyati | is known, appears, seems |
| apara | other, another; western; later |
| etaɱ | this, that (variant of etaṃ) |
| maññati | thinks, imagines, considers |
| bhāsita | spoken, said; speech, saying |
| vata | indeed, surely, alas (particle) |
| dīgha | long |
| santi | they are; peace |
| ye | who, which (plural relative pronoun) |
| attan | self, oneself (variant of atta) |
| khandha | aggregate, group (esp. five aggregates) |
| paccaya | condition, cause, requisite |
| vatthu | thing, object, substance, story, basis |
| nisīdati | sits down |
| āsana | seat |
| arahaṃ | worthy one, perfected one, arahant |
| sata | hundred; mindful |
| itthatta | this state, this world, existence here |
| āsava | influx, taint, corruption, canker |
| Vāseṭṭha | Vāseṭṭha (name) |
| kāyagatāsati | mindfulness directed to the body |
| yaɱ | whom, which, that (variant of yaṃ) |
| tatra | there, in that place |
| mā | do not (prohibitive particle) |
| abhabba | unable, incapable |
| niraya | hell, purgatory |
| adinna | not given, stolen |
| catuttha | fourth |
| vimutti | release, liberation, deliverance |
| satthar | teacher (stem form) |
| Pāṭika | Pāṭika (name) |
| tato | thence, from that, thereupon, then |
| nānatta | diversity, variety, difference |
| paṭisaṃvedī | experiencing, feeling |
| cakkhu | eye; vision, insight |
| sagga | heaven, blissful state |
| vaḍḍhati | grows, increases, prospers |
| upasaṃkamati | approaches, goes near |
| sādhu | good, well done; yes, alright |
| saṅgha | community, assembly (monastic) |
| cavati | falls away, passes away, dies |
| gandha | smell, odour |
| parisuddha | pure, purified, clean |
| diṭṭha | seen, perceived; view |
| saṅkhāta | reckoned, called, named |
| paṭhavī | earth, ground (element) |
| saṅkhāra | formation, volitional formation, conditioned thing |
| khīṇāsava | one whose taints are destroyed, arahant |
| ānuttariya | excellence, superiority, the unexcelled |
| satthā | teacher (often the Buddha) |
| gotama | Gotama (family name) |
| dassana | seeing, sight, vision, insight |
| ajjhatta | internal, personal, concerning oneself |
| sucarita | good conduct, right action |
| ārāma | park, monastery grounds |
| esa | this, that (masculine pronoun) |
| ceto | mind, consciousness |
| parisā | assembly, company, council |
| āgacchati | comes, arrives |
| pāṭika | Pāṭika (name) |
| pīti | joy, rapture, delight |
| ādiyati | takes up, accepts, grasps |
| pahāna | abandoning, removal, giving up |
| ajjhāvasati | inhabits, dwells in |
| bhikkhunī | nun, female mendicant |
| pavedita | made known, declared, explained |
| ārabhati | begins, starts; exerts oneself |
| pariyādāya | having mastered, encompassing (gerund) |
| dīpeti | illuminates, explains, makes clear |
| kira | reportedly, truly, indeed (particle) |
| khaya | destruction, decay, cessation |
| paṭipanna | entered upon (the path), practising |
| vipāka | result, consequence, fruition (of kamma) |
| samādāna | undertaking, observance |
| cattāri | four (neuter) |
| āpajjati | enters into, falls into, commits |
| kathaṃ | how? in what way? |
| suta | heard; learning, tradition |
| odāta | white, clean, pure |
| anuyutta | engaged in, devoted to, practising |
| muddhāvasitta | anointed head (khattiya king) |
| jana | person, people, folk |
| paṭipadā | path, way, practice, method |
| vacanīya | to be spoken to, admonishable; speech |
| vutta | said, spoken; sown |
| gāma | village |
| cira | long (time) |
| yeva | just, only, indeed (emphatic particle) |
| anagāriya | homelessness (state of monk/nun) |
| suṇāti | hears, listens |
| sugati | happy destiny, good rebirth, heaven |
| dvi | two (stem form) |
| rāga | lust, passion, greed, attachment |
| upāsikā | female lay disciple |
| nirodha | cessation, stopping, extinction (of suffering) |
| manasikaroti | pays attention, bears in mind, reflects |
| paccājāyanti | they are reborn |
| yāva | as far as, up to, until |
| svākkhāta | well-proclaimed, well-expounded |
| hīna | low, inferior, base |
| arahant | worthy one, perfected one |
| jāta | born, arisen, produced |
| āyāmi | I come |
| tumha | your (plural stem) |
| bhakkha | food; to be eaten |
| āgata | come, arrived |
| va | like, as; or; indeed |
| upakkilesa | defilement, impurity, stain |
| bahulīkata | much practiced, developed |
| upāsaka | male lay disciple |
| arūpa | formless, immaterial |
| sabbaso | altogether, completely, in every way |
| bahukāra | very helpful, doing much |
| bhāvetabba | should be developed/cultivated |
| bahutara | more numerous, more abundant |
| pajānāti | knows clearly, understands, discerns |
| bhuñjati | eats, enjoys, experiences |
| kāla | time, season; death |
| ārabbha | concerning; having begun (gerund) |
| abhiññāta | known by experience, recognized |
| Pāṭika-putta | Son of Pāṭika |
| saṅkappa | thought, intention, purpose |
| tisso | three (feminine) |
| duccarita | misconduct, wrong action |
| saraṇa | refuge, protection |
| paṭilabhati | obtains, gets, receives |
| aṭṭhāna | impossible, groundless |
| bahiddhā | external, outside |
| sacchikātabba | to be realized for oneself |
| nikkhamati | goes out, departs, leaves (home life) |
| saṃvara | restraint, control |
| antaradhāyati | disappears, vanishes |
| saṃvattanika | conducive to, leading to |
| sāli | rice (fine quality) |
| vitakka | thought, reflection, reasoning |
| mātu | mother (genitive/dative) |
| abhiññeyya | to be known directly/fully understood |
| anavakāsa | impossible, no opportunity |
| visesa | distinction, excellence, special quality |
| amata | deathless, nectar; Nibbāna |
| appaka | few, little, insignificant |
| santa | peaceful, calmed; existing; good person |
| sugata | Well-Gone One (Buddha); well-fared |
| pucchati | asks, questions |
| parisā | assembly, company (variant) |
| dubbaṇṇa | ugly, ill-favoured |
| anussarati | recollects, remembers |
| ādīnava | danger, disadvantage, evil consequence |
| saṃvuta | restrained, controlled, guarded |
| abhijjhā | covetousness, greed |
| atīta | past, gone by |
| dāna | giving, generosity, charity, gift |
| saṃhita | connected with; collected; beneficial |
| kucchi | belly, womb |
| pāda | foot, leg; quarter (of verse) |
| saṅgāyitabba | to be chanted together/rehearsed |
| naṃ | him, her, it, that (enclitic pronoun) |
| vana | forest, wood; desire |
| musā | lie, falsehood |
| vihita | arranged, prepared; ordained |
| pabbajati | goes forth, becomes ordained |
| itthi | woman, female |
| samādiyati | undertakes, takes upon oneself |
| paṭipajjati | enters upon (the path), practises |
| pāripūri | fulfillment, completion |
| paripūra | full, complete, fulfilled |
| tibba | sharp, intense, strong |
| sāriputta | Sāriputta (name) |
| saddhamma | true doctrine, good law |
| vyañjana | consonant, letter; sign; curry |
| mama | my, mine |
| vijjā | knowledge, true knowledge, science |
| Licchavi | Licchavi (clan name) |
| mukha | mouth, face; entrance; chief |
| imaṃ | this (accusative pronoun) |
| matta | measure, quantity; only; intoxicated |
| yadi | if |
| bhāsati | speaks, says, shines |
| cutā | fallen, passed away (feminine plural) |
| paripuṇṇa | full, complete, perfect |
| pamāda | negligence, heedlessness |
| vicikicchā | doubt, uncertainty |
| pariyanta | end, limit, boundary |
| paṇīta | excellent, sublime, exquisite |
| sacchikaroti | realizes for oneself, experiences directly |
| chanda | will, intention, desire |
| saṅyojana | fetter, bond (to saṃsāra) |
| anāgata | future, not yet come |
| magga | path, way (esp. Noble Eightfold Path) |
| upasama | calm, peace, cessation |
| araha | worthy, deserving; arahant |
| sacchikiriyā | realization, experiencing |
| kasiṇa | meditation device |
| pariññeyya | to be fully understood/comprehended |
| duppaṭivijjha | difficult to penetrate/understand |
| licchavi | Licchavi (clan name) |
| nu | indeed? surely? isn't it? (particle) |
| tu | but, however, indeed (enclitic particle) |
| upapanna | reborn, arisen in; possessed of |
| upapajjati | is reborn, arises |
| vihāra | dwelling, monastery; state |
| seṭṭha | best, excellent, highest |
| attā | self, soul; oneself (nominative) |
| disvā | having seen (gerund) |
| sakkāra | honour, reverence, gifts |
| cuta | fallen, passed away (masculine/neuter) |
| phoṭṭhabba | tangible object, contact (touch sense) |
| sāvikā | female disciple |
| veramaṇī | abstinence, refraining from |
| sampadā | attainment, success, accomplishment |
| akkhāta | declared, proclaimed, told |
| avigata | not departed, present |
| kusalā | skillful, wholesome (feminine/plural) |
| gotta | clan, lineage, family name |
| nisinna | seated, sitting |
| vattha | cloth, garment; ground, field |
| dosa | hatred, anger, ill will; fault |
| vidita | known, understood |
| vādī | one who speaks/expounds, proponent |
| handa | come now! well then! look here! |
| titthiya | sectarian, adherent of another school |
| accaya | fault, transgression; passing away |
| asmi | I am |
| seyyathīdaṃ | namely, that is to say |
| jigucchā | disgust, loathing, revulsion |
| siloka | verse, stanza; fame |
| bīja | seed, germ |
| vacī | speech (stem form) |
| mahārāja | great king |
| pāṇātipāta | killing living beings, taking life |
| kalyāṇa | beautiful, good, virtuous; welfare |
| vimutta | liberated, released |
| yoga | bond, yoke; application, effort, practice |
| sukhallikānuyoga | indulgence in sensual pleasures |
| virāga | dispassion, detachment, fading away |
| samatikkama | overcoming, transcending, transgression |
| pahātabba | should be abandoned/given up |
| uppādetabba | should be produced/arisen |
| nigama | market town |
| sikkhā | training, discipline |
| asura | Asura (demigod/titan) |
| anta | end, limit, border; goal; side |
| ekamanta | to one side (adverb) |
| āsaya | inclination, disposition; abode |
| aññamañña | mutual, one another |
| janapada | country, province, district |
| vasana | living, dwelling; cloth |
| vipula | extensive, abundant, large |
| apāya | state of loss/suffering, woeful state |
| sota | ear; stream; hearing |
| vuddhi | growth, increase, prosperity |
| domanassa | grief, displeasure, mental pain |
| āghāta | anger, hatred, malice |
| sīlavant | virtuous, observing precepts |
| tasmā | therefore, thence, for that reason |
| mārisa | sir, friend (polite address) |
| vivāda | dispute, quarrel, contention |
| anuttariya | excellence, the unexcelled |
| paṭilābha | acquisition, obtaining, attainment |
| upādāna | clinging, grasping, attachment; fuel |
| āyati | the future; future consequence |
| agārava | disrespectful, irreverent |
| hāna | decrease, loss, falling away |
| paññatta | declared, laid down, prescribed |
| abhivādeti | bows down to, salutes respectfully |
| anuttara | unsurpassed, supreme, highest |
| korakkhattiya | Korakkhattiya (name) |
| sattama | seventh |
| Vesālī | Vesālī (city name) |
| sammukhībhāva | presence, being face to face |
| sakkoti | is able, can |
| su | well, good (prefix); emphasis particle |
| ācariyaka | teacher's fee; pertaining to teacher |
| sayaṃ | oneself, by oneself |
| saka | one's own |
| bhojana | food, meal |
| dhāreti | holds, bears, remembers, possesses |
| tapa | austerity, ascetic practice |
| nissaraṇa | escape, departure, release |
| nīvaraṇa | hindrance (mental obstacle) |
| vivaṭṭa | rolling back, evolution; opening up |
| māsa | month; bean |
| vattati | proceeds, goes on, exists; turns |
| adinnādāna | taking what is not given, stealing |
| bhoga | wealth, possession, enjoyment |
| bhāva | state, nature, condition, existence |
| kaṇha | black, dark; evil; Kaṇha (name) |
| yonisomanasikāra | wise attention, proper consideration |
| durakkhāta | badly proclaimed, poorly expounded |
| jānanta | knowing (present participle) |
| passanta | seeing (present participle) |
| malla | Malla (clan/people name) |
| pariyāya | discourse, exposition, method, way |
| kālakata | deceased, dead |
| aññathā | otherwise, differently |
| vatta | duty, observance; round (of existence) |
| pañha | question |
| brahmā | Brahmā (deity); divine, sublime |
| ātappa | ardour, exertion, austerity |
| appamāda | heedfulness, diligence, vigilance |
| anicca | impermanent, transient |
| vimokkha | liberation, deliverance, release |
| senāsana | lodging, dwelling place (for monks) |
| hattha | hand |
| pañcama | fifth |
| rakkhā | protection, guard, watch |
| saddhā | faith, confidence, conviction |
| sambodhi | supreme enlightenment, awakening |
| paccuppanna | present, existing now |
| jivhā | tongue |
| vidhā | way, manner, kind, sort |
| sabrahmacārī | fellow monk/practitioner |
| anusaya | underlying tendency, latent disposition |
| nipajjati | lies down |
| paṭicca | because of, depending on (gerund) |
| cīvara | robe (monastic) |
| nūna | surely, certainly, indeed (particle) |
| avaca | he/she said (aorist variant) |
| ehi | come! (imperative singular) |
| maṃ | me (accusative pronoun) |
| puñña | merit, meritorious action, virtue |
| ahita | harm, disadvantage; harmful |
| yā | who, which (feminine relative pronoun) |
| pacchā | afterwards, later, behind; west |
| mahāmatta | high official, minister |
| sīha | lion; hero |
| brahma | divine, holy, sublime; Brahmā |
| saddhiṃ | with, together with |
| vineti | leads, trains, disciplines, removes |
| karaṇa | doing, making; reason; instrument |
| alaṃ | enough! sufficient; stop! |
| kumāra | boy, prince, youth |
| sattha | knife; caravan; science; seen |
| paccupaṭṭhita | present, established, ready |
| sukka | white, bright, pure; good; semen |
| bhāga | part, share, portion |
| bojjhaṅga | factor of enlightenment |
| amanussa | non-human being |
| nigaṇṭha | Nigaṇṭha (Jain ascetic) |
| cunda | Cunda (name) |
| thera | elder (senior monk) |
| majjhima | middle, central |
| ṭhiti | stability, duration, continuance |
| taccha | true, real, actual |
| avijjā | ignorance, nescience |
| asekha | one beyond training, an arahant |
| vāditā | music, playing instruments |
| kusīta | lazy, indolent |
| deti | gives |
| abhibhavati | overcomes, surpasses, masters |
| akusalā | unskillful, unwholesome (feminine/plural) |
| paccājāyati | is reborn |
| evaṁ | thus, so (variant spelling) |
| gaṇhāti | takes, grasps, accepts, understands |
| dāni | now |
| uddissa | concerning, referring to; having aimed at |
| desita | taught, pointed out, explained |
| ratti | night |
| addhā | certainly, surely; time, period |
| dakkhiṇa | southern; right (side); offering |
| Pāṭikaputta | Son of Pāṭika |
| muddhā | head, top, summit |
| abhikkanta | excellent, splendid; past |
| āmanteti | addresses, calls, invites |
| saṃsappati | creeps, crawls, moves slowly |
| pabbajita | one who has gone forth, ordained person |
| tathārūpa | of such a form, such like |
| sassata | eternal, everlasting |
| ativela | excessive, too long |
| samāpanna | attained to, entered upon (a state) |
| nibbāna | Nibbāna/Nirvana, extinction, liberation |
| tapo | austerity, religious fervor |
| evarūpa | of such a form, such like, this kind |
| kesa | hair (of the head) |
| tapassin | ascetic |
| mettā | loving-kindness, friendliness |
| upekkhā | equanimity, neutrality |
| saṃvaṭṭa | rolling up, dissolution; conducive to |
| samādāya | having undertaken/accepted (gerund) |
| musāvāda | lying, false speech |
| akkhara | letter, syllable; imperishable |
| ṭhita | stood, standing, remaining |
| kārī | doing, making (agent noun) |
| Sāriputta | Sāriputta (name) |
| ghāna | nose; smell (faculty) |
| nimitta | sign, mark, image, cause; mental image |
| āraddha | begun; energetic, striving |
| niketa | abode, dwelling, home |
| sukhumā | subtle, fine, delicate |
| sambojjhaṅga | factor of enlightenment |
| dussīla | immoral, of bad character |
| yadidaɱ | namely, that is to say (variant) |
| piṇḍāya | for alms |
| pavisati | enters |
| saṃgha | community, assembly (variant) |
| yasa | fame, glory, repute |
| puratthima | eastern, former |
| puṭṭha | asked, questioned; nourished |
| paṭijānāti | acknowledges, promises, admits |
| patha | path, way, road |
| appaṭinissajjitvā | without having relinquished (gerund) |
| vipatati | fails, goes wrong, perishes |
| piṇḍapāta | alms food |
| nissaya | support, dependence, resource |
| samāhita | concentrated, composed |
| sañjānāti | perceives, recognizes, is aware of |
| anuppatta | attained, reached, arrived at |
| khamati | is patient, endures; is fit, seems good |
| saññī | perceiving, conscious |
| vīsati | twenty |
| cattārīsa | forty |
| suvaṇṇa | gold; beautiful colour |
| duggati | bad destiny, woeful state |
| vinipāta | downfall, ruin, state of perdition |
| ettha | here, in this place/case |
| tīṇi | three (neuter) |
| pātur | manifest, visible |
| vāsa | living, dwelling; perfume |
| jīvita | life, lifetime, livelihood |
| mātā | mother |
| upakkamati | strives, exerts oneself, attacks |
| iddhipāda | basis of psychic power |
| paṭivirata | abstaining from, refraining from |
| sama | calm, tranquility; equal, like |
| moha | delusion, ignorance, confusion |
| asammāsambuddha | not perfectly enlightened one |
| niyyānika | leading out (to salvation), liberating |
| suppakāsita | well proclaimed, well explained |
| upacita | accumulated, gathered |
| vyasana | misfortune, disaster, ruin |
| visuddhi | purity, purification |
| ākāsānañcāyatana | sphere of infinite space |
| viññāṇañcāyatana | sphere of infinite consciousness |
| abhāvita | undeveloped, uncultivated |
| pahīna | abandoned, given up, eliminated |
| vadāmi | I say, I speak |
| paccattaṃ | personally, individually, for oneself |
| āroceti | tells, informs, announces |
| gati | going, destiny, rebirth destination |
| pada | foot, step; word; state, path, place |
| rakkhati | protects, guards, observes |
| antevāsī | pupil, resident student |
| kappeti | arranges, prepares; thinks; trims |
| rāja | king (stem form) |
| subha | beautiful, auspicious; purity (meditation) |
| bhavant | sir, venerable sir (polite pronoun) |
| phusati | touches, reaches, attains |
| khiḍḍā | play, sport, amusement |
| pasanna | pleased, clear; devoted, having faith |
| uppādeti | produces, causes to arise |
| ananta | endless, infinite, boundless |
| pharati | pervades, suffuses, fills |
| appamāṇa | immeasurable, boundless, unlimited |
| tāta | father; dear one (affectionate term) |
| sīsa | head |
| pātu | manifest, visible |
| adhamma | unrighteousness, wrong doctrine |
| kevala | sole, alone, entire; only (adv.) |
| pasavati | brings forth, produces, begets |
| sudda | Sudra (caste); pure |
| bhūmi | ground, earth, plane, stage, level |
| asampajāna | not clearly comprehending, unaware |
| ādisati | points out, tells, advises |
| suppavedita | well declared, well explained |
| vivaditabba | should be disputed/quarreled about |
| ānisaṃsa | benefit, advantage, reward |
| manāpa | pleasing, agreeable, charming |
| paṭirūpaka | resembling, counterfeit; suitable |
| suhada | friend, good-hearted person |
| anukampati | feels compassion for |
| paccupaṭṭhahati | is present, attends, serves |
| nātha | protector, refuge, lord |
| ākiñcaññāyatana | sphere of nothingness |
| tiracchānayoni | animal realm/birth |
| ceto-vimutti | liberation of mind |
| appamattaka | small amount, trifle; heedful |
| ekamantaṃ | to one side (adverb variant) |
| divā | by day, daytime |
| nānā | various, diverse, different |
| bhaya | fear, danger |
| miga | deer, wild animal |
| mudu | soft, gentle, tender |
| pāṇa | life, living being; breath |
| ciraṃ | for a long time (adverb) |
| aho | oh! alas! indeed! (exclamation) |
| evaṃvādī | holding such a view, speaking thus |
| ācariya | teacher |
| appasadda | quiet, making little noise |
| aññatitthiya | belonging to another sect, sectarian |
| sāra | essence, core; strength; valuable |
| udaka | water |
| danta | tamed, controlled; tooth, tusk |
| middha | torpor, drowsiness, sloth |
| uddhacca | restlessness, agitation |
| amutra | in the next world, there, yonder |
| seyyathāpi | just as, like as (variant) |
| dīpa | island; lamp; support, refuge |
| anañña | no other, same, unique |
| pāsāda | palace, mansion |
| pārisajja | member of an assembly, courtier |
| dovārika | gatekeeper, porter |
| daliddiya | poverty, destitution |
| micchācāra | wrong conduct (esp. sexual) |
| porāṇa | ancient, old, former |
| manasa | mind (instrumental/ablative) |
| abhisambuddha | fully awakened, perfectly enlightened |
| gabbha | womb; embryo; inner chamber |
| avakkanti | descent, entry (into womb), conception |
| lohita | blood; red |
| pāpa | evil, sin, demerit; bad, wicked |
| pārisuddhi | purity (variant) |
| āvāsa | dwelling, abode, residence |
| jāyati | is born, arises, is produced |
| pariyatta | learned, mastered, sufficient |
| paricita | acquainted with, practised, accumulated |
| nidassana | example, illustration, evidence |
| nibhāsa | radiance, lustre; resembling |
| parihāni | falling away, decrease, loss |
| paññatā | state of being known, designation |
| paññāpeti | makes known, declares, prepares (seat) |
| Vajji | Vajji (confederacy name) |
| paṭisevati | uses, practises, indulges in |
| maṃsa | flesh, meat |
| samatikkamati | overcomes, transcends; transgresses |
| ida | this (neuter pronoun stem variant) |
| sā | she, that (feminine pronoun) |
| paricca | having considered/understood; surrounding |
| evam | thus, so (variant spelling) |
| uttari | further, beyond, higher; more |
| gocara | pasture, resort, sphere, sense object |
| samādapeti | instigates, incites, encourages |
| maya | we (variant) |
| amha | our; we are |
| nivāsa | dwelling, abode; stopping place |
| paññapeti | makes known, declares (variant) |
| padūsika | corrupting, defiling; malicious person |
| pabbata | mountain, rock |
| ñāti | relative, kinsman |
| gihī | householder, layman |
| arañña | forest, wilderness |
| sevati | serves, associates with, practises |
| ādi | beginning; starting with, etc. |
| ṭhapeti | places, sets, establishes; sets aside |
| antara | inside, between; interval; inner mind |
| ājīva | livelihood, way of life |
| cātu | four (related prefix/stem) |
| pahāya | having abandoned/given up (gerund) |
| thīna | sloth, torpor |
| kukkucca | worry, remorse, scruple |
| dhammika | righteous, according to Dhamma |
| chaṭṭha | sixth |
| amaccha | minister, courtier |
| gaṇaka | accountant; astrologer |
| anīkaṭṭha | battle array, army division |
| pisuṇa | slanderous (speech) |
| pharusa | harsh, rough (speech) |
| sammā-sambuddha | Perfectly Enlightened One |
| sikkhati | trains oneself, learns |
| vuṭṭhita | arisen from, emerged from |
| abbhācikkhati | accuses falsely, slanders |
| vessa | Vaisya (caste) |
| pariḷāha | fever, burning heat, distress |
| pasīdati | becomes clear/tranquil; gains faith |
| pubbenivāsa | previous lives/existences |
| ākāsa | space, sky, ether |
| bhinna | broken, split; different |
| ussanna | abundant, excessive |
| kilesa | defilement, impurity, passion |
| pāveyyaka | belonging to Pāvā |
| sakkāya | existing group/body (aggregates as 'self') |
| atthagama | setting, disappearance, cessation |
| kāmacchanda | sensual desire (hindrance) |
| padhāniya | connected with striving, energetic |
| pema | love, affection |
| vimuccati | is liberated, is released |
| suvimutta | well liberated, completely freed |
| vedeti | feels, experiences; knows |
| nāhaṃ | not I (na + ahaṃ) |
| puthujjana | ordinary person, worldling |
| samaṅgin | endowed with, possessing |
| pettivisaya | realm of the departed/petas |
| arahatta | state of an Arahant, final liberation |
| vyākata | explained, declared, predicted |
| pacchima | last, final; western |
| uttara | northern; higher; further; answer |
| upaḍḍha | half |
| taddiguṇa | twice that amount |
| Sugata | Well-Gone One (Buddha) |
| mahāsāla | wealthy (brahmin/householder) |
| seyya | better, excellent; bed |
| bandhati | binds, ties; composes |
| saṇḍa | grove, thicket |
| Sammāsambuddha | Perfectly Enlightened One |
| aggi | fire |
| abhūta | false, untrue, not real |
| abhinandati | rejoices at, delights in |
| senā | army |
| sārāṇīya | conciliatory, friendly, memorable |
| yatra | where, wherever |
| mutta | released, liberated; urine |
| ukkaṃseti | praises, exalts |
| vambheti | despises, scorns |
| macchariya | stinginess, avarice |
| kiñci | anything, something (usually + na = nothing) |
| yāma | watch (of night); Yāma (heaven) |
| adho | below, downward |
| catasso | four (feminine) |
| kappa | aeon, world cycle; thought; fitting |
| uddesa | exposition, summary, recitation |
| yassa | whose, of which (genitive relative) |
| satimant | mindful, attentive |
| ambho | hey! hello there! (vocative) |
| aparaṃ | further, moreover; later; another thing |
| pitara | father (accusative) |
| samphappalāpa | frivolous talk, idle chatter |
| kuto | whence? from where? how? |
| voropeti | deprives of, bereaves |
| vivicca | detached from, separated from |
| vicāra | sustained thought, examination |
| māna | conceit, pride; measurement |
| āharati | brings, fetches; produces |
| paṇṇa | leaf; feather; letter |
| esanā | seeking, longing, request |
| mana | mind (instrumental/ablative variant) |
| parikkhaya | exhaustion, destruction, loss |
| paṭikkūla | repulsive, disgusting; aversion |
| upekkhaka | equanimous, indifferent |
| pāvā | Pāvā (town name) |
| duppavedita | badly declared/explained |
| aniyyānika | not leading out (to salvation) |
| saṅgaha | collection; help, kindness |
| khema | safe, secure; safety; Nibbāna |
| ṭhitika | enduring, lasting, stable |
| manas | mind (stem form variant) |
| nāga | serpent; elephant; noble person (Arahant) |
| gandhabba | Gandhabba (celestial musician; embryo state) |
| piya | dear, beloved, pleasant |
| kusalatā | skillfulness, proficiency |
| sambuddha | fully awakened, enlightened |
| janeti | generates, produces, gives birth to |
| vāyamati | strives, endeavours, exerts oneself |
| padahati | strives, exerts oneself |
| sa- | with, together with, having (prefix) |
| ogha | flood (defilements) |
| pakkhandati | leaps forward, jumps into |
| santiṭṭhati | stands still, remains, settles down |
| subhāvita | well developed, well cultivated |
| yathāsuta | according to what was heard |
| anuṭṭhita | not arisen; inactive, lazy |
| susamāraddha | well undertaken, well begun |
| lūkha | rough, coarse, miserable |
| abhibhāyatana | sphere of mastery (meditation) |
| avitatha | not otherwise, true, real |
| nidāna | source, origin, cause; introduction |
| mayā | by me (instrumental pronoun) |
| sant | being, existing; good, virtuous; peaceful one |
| akata | undone, unmade, uncreated (Nibbāna) |
| ākaṅkhati | wishes for, desires, expects |
| bhatta | meal, food, boiled rice |
| abhikkamati | goes forward, approaches |
| anuviloketi | looks over, surveys, considers |
| vara | excellent, best, noble; boon |
| abhijānāti | knows directly/fully, remembers |
| pitā | father |
| pubba | former, previous, earlier; eastern |
| ahu | he/she/it was (aorist variant) |
| rati | attachment, delight, pleasure |
| sandhāna | connection, union; agreement |
| asamaya | wrong time, unsuitable occasion |
| nagara | city, town, fortress |
| sūra | brave, valiant; hero; sun |
| samudda | ocean, sea |
| vinīta | trained, disciplined, removed |
| abhinibbatteti | produces, brings forth, completes |
| gahapatika | householder (related form) |
| sakkaroti | honours, reveres |
| garukaroti | respects, esteems |
| māneti | honours, respects, reveres |
| pūjeti | honours, worships, offers gifts to |
| paṭicchanna | covered, concealed, hidden |
| anujānāti | permits, allows, grants |
| jātika | belonging to a birth/kind; subject to birth |
| visaya | region, sphere, domain; object; scope |
| paccassosi | he/she replied, agreed (aorist) |
| jeṭṭha | eldest, chief, best, senior |
| negama | townsman; relating to a town |
| jānapada | countryman; relating to the country |
| sabbākāra | all modes/aspects/ways |
| antarahita | disappeared, vanished |
| dāra | wife |
| kammanta | work, business, occupation |
| daḷha | firm, strong, steadfast |
| theyyasaṅkhāta | reckoned as theft |
| kāraka | doer, maker; agent |
| kañci | anyone, someone (usually + na = no one) |
| gahaṇa | taking, seizing; eclipse |
| micchādiṭṭhi | wrong view |
| ātāpin | ardent, zealous, strenuous |
| bhikkhave | O monks! (vocative plural) |
| anāsava | without taints/cankers, pure (Arahant) |
| abhisamparāya | future life, next world |
| pappaṭaka | thin cake, wafer; bark |
| okkamati | enters, descends into |
| kenaci | by someone, by anyone; somehow |
| abhiññatara | more knowledgeable/distinguished |
| satipaṭṭhāna | foundation of mindfulness |
| paññatti | designation, concept, regulation |
| paṇihita | directed, aimed, aspired |
| samāpatti | attainment (meditative) |
| loma | body hair |
| etad | this, that (neuter pronoun variant) |
| anudhamma | conformity with Dhamma; minor Dhamma |
| anupasama | non-calm, unpeaceful |
| satthu | of the teacher (genitive) |
| puthu | separate, individual, various; wide |
| paṭighāta | repulsion, anger, resistance |
| nibbidā | disenchantment, aversion, disgust |
| catta | given up, abandoned, renounced |
| agati | wrong course/path (passion, hate, etc.) |
| amitto | enemy, foe |
| avihiṃsā | non-violence, harmlessness |
| santhāgāra | council hall, meeting hall |
| kaṅkhati | doubts, is uncertain |
| itarītara | whatsoever, any kind of, various |
| sañcetanā | volition, intention, purpose |
| attabhāva | personality, individuality, existence |
| dāyaka | giver, donor, supporter |
| yāvadattha | as much as desired/needed |
| passaddha | calmed, tranquil, serene |
| vitthāra | detail, extent; in detail (adv.) |
| appaṭissa | disobedient, disrespectful |
| bahulī-kata | much practiced (hyphenated) |
| yāni-kata | made a vehicle of, practiced |
| vatthu-kata | made a foundation of, practiced |
| bahussuta | very learned, erudite |
| niruddha | ceased, stopped, extinguished |
| ananuyoga | non-application, lack of devotion |
| pātubhāva | appearance, manifestation |
| viññū | wise person, intelligent one |
| nikkiṇṇa | bought out? redeemed? (uncertain) |
| ratta | coloured; impassioned; night |
| vacana | word, speech, utterance |
| assosi | he/she heard (aorist) |
| tikkhattuṃ | three times |
| methuna | sexual intercourse |
| surā | intoxicating liquor (fermented) |
| yāpeti | keeps going, maintains, lives on |
| dvaya | pair, couple, duality |
| gāminī | leading to (feminine adj.) |
| senāpati | general, commander-in-chief |
| vatvā | having said (gerund) |
| vuṭṭhātuṃ | to rise, to emerge (infinitive) |
| dārupattika | wooden bowl carrier? (ascetic type) |
| vijambhati | yawns, stretches; unfolds |
| apadāna | life story, legend (of arahants) |
| yata | restrained, controlled |
| yato | whence; since, because |
| ābhassara | radiant, lustrous (Brahma world) |
| pabhā | light, radiance, splendour |
| aññadatthu | except, unless, only |
| nimmita | created, fashioned (by mind-power) |
| upanijjhāyati | considers closely, reflects upon |
| pāna | drink, beverage; breathing |
| tīra | bank, shore, edge |
| abbhokāsa | open air, open space |
| yattha | where, wherein (relative adverb variant) |
| bahula | abundant, frequent; devoted to |
| micchādiṭṭhika | holding wrong view |
| tapojigucchā | disgust through asceticism |
| aparisuddha | impure, unclean |
| karuṇā | compassion, pity |
| muditā | sympathetic joy, appreciative joy |
| māra | Māra (Tempter); death |
| vīra | hero, warrior; energetic |
| adhana | poor, destitute |
| sevitabba | should be associated with/practised |
| upagacchati | approaches, goes near, undergoes |
| majja | intoxicating drink (distilled/brewed) |
| rājadhānī | royal capital, capital city |
| sannipatati | assembles, comes together |
| dakkhiṇā | offering, gift; southern |
| visama | uneven, unequal; wrong, unjust |
| bhātā | brother |
| viramati | abstains from, ceases from |
| iddha | prosperous, successful, powerful |
| phīta | prosperous, abundant, extensive |
| vajja | fault; what should be avoided; music |
| bhāradvāja | Bhāradvāja (clan/name) |
| ājānāti | knows clearly, understands fully |
| sāyaṃ | evening |
| itthī | woman, female (variant) |
| upanibbatti | rebirth, arising |
| sadisa | like, similar, equal |
| kuṭī | hut, cottage |
| gantha | bond, fetter; composition, text |
| yathābhūta | according to reality, as it really is |
| ādesanā | explanation, prophecy, guessing |
| khippa | quick, swift; quickly (adv.) |
| anariya | ignoble, unholy, base |
| lābhin | obtaining, receiving (adj.) |
| vadeti | speaks, says (causative/variant) |
| gārayha | contemptible, blameworthy |
| appicchatā | having few wishes, contentment |
| iha | here, in this world (variant) |
| rattaññū | of long standing, experienced |
| gihinī | housewife, female householder |
| addhaniya | lasting, enduring, long-lived |
| lokānukampā | compassion for the world |
| opāyika | suitable, proper, strategic |
| samphassa | contact, touch (mental) |
| gilāna | sick, ill; patient |
| sambodha | enlightenment, awakening |
| samudaya | origin, arising, cause (of suffering) |
| nīla | blue, dark green, dark |
| bhogiya | enjoying wealth, wealthy person |
| samānetā | leader? one who brings together? (uncertain) |
| kanta | pleasant, lovely; desired |
| uparima | upper, higher |
| metta | loving-kindness (adj./noun variant) |
| amanāpa | unpleasant, disagreeable |
| āṭānāṭiya | Āṭānāṭiya (Sutta/city name) |
| sampajañña | clear comprehension, awareness |
| vipatti | failure, misfortune, ruin |
| nekkhamma | renunciation, freedom from sensual desire |
| avyāpāda | non-ill will, loving-kindness |
| vicikicchati | doubts, is uncertain |
| upapatti | rebirth, arising (variant) |
| sabbe | all (plural pronoun) |
| paggaṇhāti | holds up, takes up, supports, exerts |
| paṭigha | repulsion, anger; sensory impact |
| nevasaññānāsaññāyatana | sphere of neither perception nor non-perception |
| saṅkhāya | having discerned/reflected/known wisely (gerund) |
| yoni | womb, origin; realm |
| saṃcetanā | volition (variant) |
| vihesā | vexation, annoyance, injury |
| pāmojja | joy, delight, gladness |
| passambhati | calms down, becomes tranquil |
| sagārava | respectful, reverent |
| ekatta | oneness, unity, solitude |
| asacchikata | unrealized |
| piṇḍa | lump, ball (of food), alms food |
| aṭṭhama | eighth |
| akkhaṇa | unsuitable moment, inopportune time |
| yoniso | wisely, properly, systematically |
| rāmaṇeyyaka | delightful, charming, pleasant |
| ahaṁ | I (variant spelling) |
| divasa | day |
| niyyāti | goes out, departs; escapes |
| takkara | doing that; acting accordingly |
| añjali | gesture of reverence |
| addasa | he/she saw (aorist) |
| cetiya | shrine, monument, sacred object |
| atikkamati | passes beyond, transgresses, overcomes |
| dasseti | shows, points out, explains |
| yāvataka | as much as, as many as |
| devatā | deity, god, spirit |
| ubho | both |
| allīna | stuck to, clinging; sluggish |
| aññāsi | he/she knew/understood (aorist) |
| go | cow, bull, ox; cattle |
| vāca | speech (instrumental/ablative) |
| sāyaṇha | evening (variant) |
| nadati | roars, makes a sound |
| nāda | roar, sound, cry |
| jīvati | lives, is alive |
| anaya | misfortune, calamity, wrong course |
| kadāci | sometimes, perhaps, ever |
| karahaci | sometimes, now and then |
| saṃvaṭṭati | rolls up; leads to (variant) |
| cara | walking, wandering; spy |
| vivaṭṭati | rolls back, evolves; opens up (variant) |
| dīghāyuka | long-lived |
| kilanta | tired, weary, exhausted |
| aññatra | except, besides, unless |
| pasāda | clarity, tranquility; faith, devotion |
| sādhukaṃ | well, thoroughly, properly |
| yagghe | listen! pay attention! indeed! |
| visuddha | pure, purified (variant) |
| caṅkamati | walks up and down (meditative) |
| aparipuṇṇa | incomplete, unfulfilled |
| acchariya | wonderful, marvellous |
| daṇḍa | stick, staff; punishment |
| meraya | fermented liquor, spirits |
| massu | beard |
| vasa | power, control, authority; will |
| mahaggata | great, lofty, sublime (mind state) |
| avera | without enmity, friendly |
| avyāpajjha | without ill will, kindly |
| sākāra | with characteristics; respectful |
| mānusaka | human |
| upaga | gone towards, approached |
| taṁ | him, her, it, that (variant) |
| pariyosāna | end, conclusion, consummation |
| pavaḍḍhati | grows, increases, develops |
| sena | army (variant); hawk |
| osakkita | retreated, drawn back |
| acchādeti | covers, clothes, conceals |
| rājisi | royal sage |
| gutti | protection, guard, watchfulness |
| dvāra | door, gate; sense faculty |
| theyyā | theft, stealing |
| sāmañña | state of recluse; generality |
| koci | anyone, someone (masculine nominative) |
| ābādha | illness, affliction, disease |
| savana | hearing; ear; flowing |
| apuñña | demerit, evil action, sin |
| khīṇa | destroyed, exhausted, wasted away |
| akkhāyati | appears, seems; is called/told |
| vaṇṇavantu | possessing beauty/colour; praiseworthy |
| garahati | blames, reproaches, despises |
| jhāyati | meditates; burns |
| uḷāra | lofty, eminent, magnificent |
| tala | surface, level, base; palm, sole |
| chavi | skin, complexion |
| samācāra | conduct, behaviour |
| parāyana | final destiny, goal, resort |
| parinibbāyī | attaining final Nibbāna |
| sammukhā | face to face, in the presence of |
| ānanda | Ānanda (name); joy, bliss |
| sāmīcipaṭipanna | practising correctly/properly |
| antaradhāna | disappearance, vanishing |
| vaya | age; loss, decay, cessation |
| vihiṃsā | violence, cruelty, injury |
| padakkhiṇa | respectful circumambulation; clockwise |
| ussada | abundance, plenty; prominence |
| pahūta | abundant, much, ample |
| parivāra | retinue, followers; requisite |
| hiri | shame (moral), conscience |
| ottappa | fear of wrongdoing, moral dread |
| alla | wet, moist; fresh, raw |
| namassati | pays homage to, bows down before |
| agutta | unguarded, unprotected |
| sahāya | friend, companion, helper |
| kicca | duty, task, what should be done |
| acira | not long, recent; soon (adv.) |
| anuppāda | non-arising, non-origination |
| saɱvattati | leads to, conduces to (variant) |
| santuṭṭha | contented, satisfied |
| santuṭṭhi | contentment, satisfaction |
| viññāya | having understood/discerned (gerund) |
| phassa | contact, touch, sensory impression |
| vighāta | destruction, annoyance, distress |
| anatta | not-self, soullessness |
| asukha | painful, unpleasant, unhappy |
| tibbacchanda | intense desire |
| patti | attainment, arrival; share; infantryman |
| pīta | yellow; drunk |
| ayonisomanasikāra | unwise attention, improper consideration |
| anaññathā | not otherwise, truly, certainly |
| caraṇa | conduct, behaviour, practice; foot |
| uju | straight, direct, upright |