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nīyati

Niyati

feminine necessity, fate, destiny DN.i.53 ; DN-a.i.161 ; Vv-a.341 ; Pv-a.254 . cp. Sk. niyati, ni + yam

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Sutta Nipata 2 · 0.99/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

1. ٌِيَتِ

feminine necessity, fate, destiny DN.i.53; DN-a.i.161; Vv-a.341; Pv-a.254.

cp. Sk. niyati, ni + yam

2. Nīyati

to be led or guided, to go, to be moved SN.i.39 (cittena nīyati loko); Dhp.175; Pv.i.11#1 (= vahīyati Pv-a.56); Ja.i.264 (ppr. nīyamāna) Pv-a.4 (id.); Dhp-a.iii.177; Sdhp.292, Sdhp.302. Also found in spelling niyyati at Snp.851; Mnd.223 (= yāyati vuyhati), Mnd.395
■ In the sense of a Med. in imper nīyāmase (let us take) Pv.ii.9#1 (= nayissāma Pv-a.113).

Sk. nīyati, Pass. of neti

3. Nīyāti

see niyyāti. Niyadita, Niyadeti

In the wild

nīyati Sutta Nipata 3.8 (snp3.8:7.4)
nīyati Sutta Nipata 4.10 (snp4.10:4.4)

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