The corpus record — Pali

jhāyati

Jhāyati

to meditate, contemplate think upon, brood over (c. acc.): search for, hunt after DN.ii.237 (jhānaṃ); SN.i.25 , SN.i.57 ; AN.v.323 sq. (+ pa,˚ ni, ava˚); Snp.165 , Snp.221 , Snp.425 , Snp.709 , Snp.818 (= Mnd.149 pa˚, ni˚ ava˚); Dhp.27 , Dhp.371 , Dhp.395 ; Ja.i.67 , Ja.i.410 ; Vv.50#12 ; Pv.iv.16#6

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Where it lives

Sutta Nipata 1 · 0.5/10k
Digha Nikaya 6 · 0.42/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

to meditate, contemplate think upon, brood over (c. acc.): search for, hunt after DN.ii.237 (jhānaṃ); SN.i.25, SN.i.57; AN.v.323 sq. (+ pa,˚ ni, ava˚); Snp.165, Snp.221, Snp.425, Snp.709, Snp.818 (= Mnd.149 pa˚, ni˚ ava˚); Dhp.27, Dhp.371, Dhp.395; Ja.i.67, Ja.i.410; Vv.50#12; Pv.iv.16#6 Mil.66; Snp-a.320 (aor. jhāyiṃsu thought of)
pp jhāyita.

Sk. dhyāyati, dhī; with dhīra, dhīḥ from didheti shine, perceive; cp. Goth. filu-deisei cunning, & in meaning cinteti → citta¹

In the wild

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