Apapurati, Apāpurati: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

apāpurati : (pa + ā + pur + a) opens.

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

Apāpurati, & Apāpuṇati (Sk. apāvṛṇoti, apa + ā + vṛ, but Vedic only apa-vṛṇoti corresponding to Lat. aperio = *apa-ǔerio. On form see Trenckner, Notes 63) to open (a door) Vin.I, 5 (apāpur’etaṃ Amatassa dvāraṃ: imper.; where id. p. S.I, 137 has avāpur°, T., but v. l. apāpur°); Vv 6427 (apāpuranto Amatassa dvāraṃ, expld. at VvA.284 by vivaranto); It.80 (apāvuṇanti A. dv. as T. conj., with v. l. apānuṃanti, apāpurenti & apāpuranti). — pp. apāruta (q. v.). — Pass. apāpurīyati (cp. BSk. apāvurīyati M Vastu II.158) to be opened M.III, 184 (v. l. avā°); J.I, 63 (avā°); Th.2, 494 (apāpuṇitvā). See also avāpurati. (Page 54)

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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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