Thaketi: 2 definitions
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Thaketi 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 Dictionarythaketi : (thak + e) closes; shuts; covers.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryThaketi, (Sk. sthagayati, Caus. to sthagati, from *steg to cover; cp. Gr. stέgw cover, tέgh roof; Lat. tego, tegula (E. =tile), toga; Oir. tech house; Ohg. decchu cover, dah roof. On P. form cp. Trenckner, Notes, p. 62) to cover, cover up, close (usually of doors & windows) Vin. II, 134 (kaṇṇagūthakehi kaṇṇā thakitā honti: the ears were closed up), 148 (kavaṭā na thakīyanti, Pass.), 209 (vātapāna); IV, 54; J. IV, 4 (sabbe apihitā dvārā; api-dhā=Gr. e)pi-qh°, cp. Hom. Od. 9, 243: h)li/baton pέtrhn e(pέqhke quρhsin the Cyclops covered the door with a polished rock) V. 214; DhA. IV, 180 (ṭhakesi, v. l. ṭhapesi); VvA. 222; PvA. 216 (dvārā) Dāvs. IV, 33; V, 25 (chiddaṃ mālāguḷena th.). (Page 307)
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: Thakenta, Thakita, Thakesi, Thaketva, Vivarati, Dvara.
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