Akoteti, Ākoṭeti: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ākoṭeti : (ā + kuṭ + e) knocks; beats down; compresses.

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

Ākoṭeti, (a + koṭṭeti, Sk. kuṭṭayati; BSk. ākoṭayati e. g. Divy 117 dvāraṃ trir ā°, Cowell “break” (?); Av. Ś. Index p. 222 s. v.) — 1. to beat down, pound, stamp J.I, 264. ‹-› 2. to beat, knock, thrash Vin.II, 217; J.II, 274; PvA.55 (aññamaññaṃ); Sdhp.159. — 3. Esp. with ref. to knocking at the door, in phrases aggaḷaṃ ākoṭeti to beat on the bolt D.I, 89; A.IV, 359; V, 65; DA.I, 252 (cp. aggaḷa); dvāraṃ ā. J V 217; DhA.II, 145; or simply ākoṭeti Vv 8117 (ākoṭayitvāna = appoṭetvā VvA.316). — 4. (intrs.) to knock against anything J.I, 239. — pp. ākoṭita (q. v.). Caus. II. ākoṭapeti J.III, 361. (Page 94)

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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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