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rūhati

Rūhati

to grow, spread Iti.67 ; Ja.iv.408 (akkhīni rūhiṃsu ; also ppr. med. ruyhamāna ), Ja.v.368 ; Ja.vi.360 . to heal (of a wound), close up Vin.i.206 (vaṇo na rūhati). to have effect in (loc.), to be effective Vin.ii.203 = Iti.87 (vādo tamhi na rūhati) pp rūḷha 2 . See also rūhita (pp. of Caus rūheti =

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Where it lives

  • Dhammapada 1 · 1.9/10k
  • Itivuttaka 2 · 1.73/10k
  • Digha Nikaya 2 · 0.14/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

  1. to grow, spread Iti.67; Ja.iv.408 (akkhīni rūhiṃsu; also ppr. med. ruyhamāna), Ja.v.368; Ja.vi.360.
  2. to heal (of a wound), close up Vin.i.206 (vaṇo na rūhati).
  3. to have effect in (loc.), to be effective Vin.ii.203 = Iti.87 (vādo tamhi na rūhati)

pp rūḷha2. See also rūhita (pp. of Caus rūheti = roheti).

the specific P. form of the usual Sk. P. rohati (q.v.). The root ruh is given at Dhtp.334 with meaning “janana” i.e. causing, which refers more to the compounds with prefixes

In the wild

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