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adhipati

Adhipati

noun adjective ruler, master Ja.iv.223 ; Vv.81#1 ; Mil.388 ; Dhp-a.i.36 (= seṭṭha). ruling over, governing, predominant; ruled or governed by Vb.216 sq. (chandaṃ adhipatiṃ katvā making energy predominant); Dhs-a.125 , Dhs-a.126 (atta˚ autonomous, loka heteronomous, influenced by society). See alṣo D

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Digha Nikaya 12 · 0.83/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

noun adjective

ruler, master Ja.iv.223; Vv.81#1; Mil.388; Dhp-a.i.36 (= seṭṭha).
ruling over, governing, predominant; ruled or governed by Vb.216 sq. (chandaṃ adhipatiṃ katvā making energy predominant); Dhs-a.125, Dhs-a.126 (atta˚ autonomous, loka heteronomous, influenced by society). See alṣo Dhs. trsl. 20 & Cpd. 60.

adhi + pati, cp. adhipa

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