Parajeti, Parājeti: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

parājeti : (parā + ji + e) defeats; conquers; subdues; beats in a game.

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

Parājeti, (parā+jeti of ji, cp. jayati) to defeat, conquer; in gambling: to make lose, beat PvA. 151 (sahassaṃ p. by 1, 000 coins).—aor. parāji in 3rd pl. °jiṃsu, only in one stock phrase referring to the battle of the Gods & Titans, viz. at D. II, 285=M. I, 253 (°jiniṃsu)=S. I, 221= 224 (v. l. °jiniṃsu)=A. IV, 432 (°jiyiṃsu, with v. l. °jiniṃsu), where a Pass. is required (“were defeated, lost”) in opp. to jiniṃsu, and the reading °jiyiṃsu as aor. pass. is to be preferred.—Pass. °jīyati to be defeated, to suffer defeat S. I, 221 (Pot. parājeyya, but form is Active); J. I, 290; and parajjhati (1st pl. parajjhāma) J. II, 403; aor. parājiyi: see above parāji.—pp. parājita (q. v.). (Page 420)

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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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