atipāta

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Etymology

ati- +‎ pāta

Noun

atipāta m

  1. killing
  2. destruction
    • c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
      Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
      I observe the precept of abstaining from the destruction of life.

Declension

Declension table of "atipāta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)atipātoatipātā
Accusative (second)atipātaṃatipāte
Instrumental (third)atipātenaatipātehi or atipātebhi
Dative (fourth)atipātassa or atipātāya or atipātatthaṃatipātānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)atipātasmā or atipātamhā or atipātāatipātehi or atipātebhi
Genitive (sixth)atipātassaatipātānaṃ
Locative (seventh)atipātasmiṃ or atipātamhi or atipāteatipātesu
Vocative (calling)atipātaatipātā

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “atipāta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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