paritassanā

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Etymology

paritassati (“to tremble”) +‎ -anā

Noun

paritassanā f

  1. trembling, fear[1]
    • c. 50 BC, Saṃyutta Nikāya: Khandha-Vagga, Khanda-Saṃyuttaṃ; republished as M. Leon Freer, editor, Saṃyutta Nikāya: Part III: Khandha-Vagga‎, London: Pali Text Society, 1890, XXII (Book 1), Section 1 Mulapaññāsa, Chapter 1 Nakulapitā-Vaggo Pathamo, Sutta 8 Upādāparitassanā (2), page 18:
      Kathaṃ ca bhikkhave anupādā aparitassanā hoti.
      And how, mendicants, does not grasping lead to freedom from anxiety?
  2. hesitation [1]
  3. excitement [2]

Declension

Declension table of "paritassanā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)paritassanāparitassanāyo or paritassanā
Accusative (second)paritassanaṃparitassanāyo or paritassanā
Instrumental (third)paritassanāyaparitassanāhi or paritassanābhi
Dative (fourth)paritassanāyaparitassanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)paritassanāyaparitassanāhi or paritassanābhi
Genitive (sixth)paritassanāyaparitassanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)paritassanāya or paritassanāyaṃparitassanāsu
Vocative (calling)paritassaneparitassanāyo or paritassanā

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 347.
  2. ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “paritassanā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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