Pateti, Pāteti, Pāṭeti: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

pāteti : (pat + e) fells; throws off; kills.

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

Pāṭeti, (Caus. of paṭ) to remove; Pass. pāṭiyati Pv IV. 147 (turned out of doors); v. l. pātayati (bring to fall). Prob, in sense of Med. at Miln. 152 in phrase visaṃ pāṭiyamāno (doubtful, cp. Kern, Toev. II. 139, & Morris, J. P. T. S. 1884, 87). (Page 451)

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Pāteti, (Caus. of pat) 1. to make fall, drop, throw off S. I, 197 (sakuṇo rajaṃ); J. I, 93 (udakaṃ); Miln. 305 (sāraṃ).—2. to bring to fall J. V, 198; Miln. 187.—3. to kill, destroy, cut off (the head) J. I, 393; III, 177; PvA. 31, 115.—pp. pātita. Caus. II. pātāpeti (q. v.).—Cp. abhi°. Note. In meaning 3 it would be better to assume confusion with pāṭeti (for phāṭeti=Sk. sphāṭayati to split (sphuṭ=(s)phal), see phāleti & phāṭeti In the same sense we find the phrase kaṭṭhaṃ pāteti to split firewood M. I, 21 (MA ereti), besides phāleti. (Page 452)

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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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