Nahayati, Nahāyati: 2 definitions
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Nahayati means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynahāyati : (nhā + ya) takes a bath.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNahāyati, (rarely nhāyati) (Ved. snāti & snāyati, snā=Gr. nήxw (to swim), narόs, *nhreuζ (Nereid), nh_sos (island); Lat. nare (to swim); cp. also Sk. snauti, Gr. nάw, nέw; Goth. sniwan) to bathe (trs. & intr.), to wash, to perform an ablution (esp. at the end of religious studentship or after the lapse of a lustrative period) Vin. II, 280; J. I, 265; VI, 336; PvA. 93. ppr. nahāyanto (PvA. 83) & nahāyamāna (Vin. II, 105); inf. nahāyituṃ (Vin. I, 47; PvA. 144); ger. nahāyitvā (J. I, 50; VI, 367; PvA. 42) & nahātvā (J. I, 265; III, 277; DhA. III, 88; PvA. 23, 62) (after mourning), 82; grd. nahāyitabba (Vin. II, 220, 280). (Page 348)
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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Full-text: Nahata, Nahayi, Nahayanta, Nhata, Nahayana, Nahayitum, Nahayitva, Nahapeti, Nahataka, Sinati, Mallaka.
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