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deti

Ḍeti

to fly; only in simile “seyyathā pakkhī sakuṇo yena yen’ eva ḍeti…” DN.i.71 = MN.i.180 , MN.i.269 = AN.ii.209 Pp.58 ; Ja.v.417 . Cp. dayati & dīyati, also uḍḍeti. Sk. *ḍayate = dīyati; ḍayana flying. The Dhtp gives the root as ḍī or ḷī with def. of “ākāsa-gamana”.

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to fly; only in simile “seyyathā pakkhī sakuṇo yena yen’ eva ḍeti…” DN.i.71 = MN.i.180, MN.i.269 = AN.ii.209 Pp.58; Ja.v.417. Cp. dayati & dīyati, also uḍḍeti.

Sk. *ḍayate = dīyati; ḍayana flying. The Dhtp gives the root as ḍī or ḷī with def. of “ākāsa-gamana”.

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Pali text and translations from SuttaCentral (Bilara), dedicated to the public domain (CC0). PTS Pali–English Dictionary entries, public domain.