Kappeti: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kappeti : (kapp + e) prepares; harnesses; trims; considers; makes; leads (one's life).

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kappeti, (Der. from kappa, cp. Sk. kṛpa shape, form; *qǔrep caus. from. fr. *qǔer=Sk. kr, karoti to shape, to make, cp. karoti) to cause to fit, to create, build, construct, arrange, prepare, order.

I. lit. 1. in special sense: to prepare, get done, i.e. harness: J. I, 62; plait DA. I, 274, an offering (yaññaṃ) Sn. 1043; i.e. to trim etc. M. II, 155; J. I, 223; Mhvs 25, 64. 2, generally (to be translated according to the meaning of accompanying noun), to make, get up, carry on etc. (=Fr. passer), viz. iriyāpathaṃ to keep one’s composure Th. I, 570; J. V, 262; Bdhd 33; jīvitaṃ: to lead one’s life PvA. 3, 4, 13; divāvihāraṃ to take the noonday rest Mhvs 19, 79; nisajjaṃ to sit down Vin. III, 191; vāsaṃ, saṃvāsaṃ to make one’s abode D. II, 88; Sn. 283; PvA. 36, 47; saṃvāsaṃ to have (sexual) intercourse with J. III, 448; Mhvs 5, 212; PvA. 6; seyyaṃ: to lie down, to make one’s bed Pug. 55 etc. (acelaka-passage=D. I, 166).

II. fig. 1. in special sense: to construct or form an opinion, to conjecture, to think Sn. 799; DA. I, 103;— 2. generally: to ordain, prescribe, determine J. V, 238 (=say vidahati) — Caus. II. kappāpeti to cause to be made in all senses of kappeti; e.g. Vin. II, 134 (massuṃ k. to get one’s beard done); J. V, 262 (hatthiyānāni k. to harness the elephant-cars); DA. I, 147 (pañca hatthinikā-satāni k. harness the 500 elephants). Pass. kappiyati in ppr. kappiyamāna getting harnessed J. I, 62. (Page 188)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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