Apacinati, Apacināti: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

apacināti : (pa + ci + nā) does away with; diminishes.

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

Apacināti, (apa + cināti) 1. (in meaning of Sk. apacīyate cp. P. upaciyyati Pass. of upacināti) to get rid of, do away with, (cp. apacaya), diminish, make less S.III, 89 (opp. ācināti); Th.1, 807; J.IV, 172 (apacineth’eva kāmāni = viddhaṃseyyatha C.). Here belong prob. aor. 3rd pl. apaciyiṃsu (to be read for upacciṃsu) at J.VI, 187 (akkhīni a. “the eyes gave out”) and Pot. pres. apace ThA.72 (on v.40). — 2. (= apacayati) to honour, esteem; observe, guard Vin.I, 264 (apacinayamāna cīvaraṃ (?) v. l apacitiyamāna; trsl. guarding his claim is, Vin Texts); M.I, 324 (see detail under apaviṇāti) Th.1, 186 (grd. apacineyya to be honoured); J.V, 339 (anapacinanto for T. anupacinanto, v. l. anapavinati). — pp. apacita (q.v.). (Page 51)

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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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