Vassati: 2 definitions
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvassati : (vas + a) rains; utters a cry (by some animal).
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Vassati, 2 (vāś to bellow, Vedic vāśyate; Dhtm 471: “saddane”) to utter a cry (of animals), to bellow, bark, to bleat, to crow etc. S. II, 230; J. I, 436 (of a cock); II, 37, 153, 307; III, 127; VI, 497 (ppr. vassamāna=vāsamāna C.).—pp. vassita2. (Page 605)
2) Vassati, 1 (vṛṣ, varṣati, vṛṣate; Idg. *ǔers to wet, cp. Vedic vṛṣa bull, varṣa rain, vṛṣabha (P. usabha), Av. varšna virile, Lat. verres boar; Gr. a)ρrhn virile, e)ρsh dew; with which root is connected *eres to flow: Sk. arṣati, ṛṣabha bull, Lat. ros dew=Sk. rasa essence etc. ‹-› Dhtm 471 gives “secana” as definition) to rain (intrs.), fig. to shower, pour(down) Vin. I, 32 (mahāmegho vassi); S. III, 141 (deve vassante); V, 396 (id.); Sn. 30 (devassa vassato, Gen. sg. ppr.); PvA. 6, 139, 287; Mhvs 21, 33; DhA. II, 83 (vassatu, imper.; vassi, aor.); 265 (devo vassanto Nom. sg.).—Cp. kālena kālaṃ devo vṛṣyate Divy 71.—Caus. II. vassāpeti to cause to rain J. V, 201 (Sakko devaṃ v. let the sky shed rain).—pp. vaṭṭa, vaṭṭha, vuṭṭha. Another pp. of the Caus. *vasseti is vassita. (Page 605)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Ends with: Abhinivassati, Abhippavassati, Abhivassati, Ativassati, Ovassati, Parivassati, Pavassati.
Full-text: Vassapeti, Vassanta, Vassi, Vassitva, Cassita, Vassita, Vuttha, Ativassati, Ovassati, Abhinivassati, Vasyati, Abhivassati, Vattha, Ati, Manta, Abhi, Deva.
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