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

Pavecchati, (most likely (as suggested by Trenckner, Notes 61) a distortion of payacchati (pa+yam) by way of *payecchati›pavecchati (cp. sa-yathā›seyyathā). Not with Morris, J. P. T. S. 1885, 43 fr. pa+vṛṣ, nor with Müller P. Gr. 120 fr. pa+viṣ (who with this derivation follows the P. Commentators, e.g. J. III, 12 pavesati, deti; SnA 407 (pavesati paṭipādeti); Geiger P. Gr. § 152, note 3 suggests (doubtfully) a Fut. stem (of viś?)) to give, bestow S. I, 18; Sn. 463 sq. , 490 sq.; Th. 2, 272; J. I, 28; III, 12 (v. l. pavacchati), 172; IV, 363; VI, 502, 587 (vuṭṭhi-dhāraṃ pavecchanto devo pāvassi tāvade; v. l. pavattento); Pv. II, 9⁴³ (=deti PvA. 130); II, 9⁷⁰ (=pavatteti ibid. 139); II, 10⁷ (=deti ibid. 144); Miln. 375.

another derⁿ suggested by Dr. Barnett in J. R. A. S. 1924, 186 is=Sk. pra-vṛścati. (Page 445)

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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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Ends with: Anupavecchati.

Full-text: Pavacchati, Anupaveseti, Anupavecchati, Parivaccha, Anu.

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