appamāda
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit अप्रमाद (apramāda), equivalent to a- + pamāda (“carelessness”).
Noun edit
appamāda m
- carefulness; vigilance
- c. 50 BC, The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi), Appamādavaɡɡa, page 32; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya[1], Colombo, 2009:
- 8. පමාදං අප්පමාදෙන යදා නුදති පණ්ඩිතො 28
පඤ්ඤාපාසාදමාරුය්හ අසොකො සොකිනිං පජං
පබ්බතට්ඨො’ව භුම්මට්ඨෙ ධීරො බාලෙ අවෙක්ඛති.- 8. Pamādaṃ appamādena yadā nudati paṇḍito 28
Paññāpāsādamāruyha asoko sokiniṃ pajaṃ
Pabbataṭṭho'va bhummaṭṭhe dhīro bāle avekkhati. - 8. When the astute dispel negligence by means of diligence, 28
having ascended the palace of wisdom, the sorrow-free behold this generation of sorrow,
as a wise man on a mountain-top beholds the fools below. - (literally, “8. When the astute dispel negligence by means of diligence, 28
having ascended the palace of wisdom, the sorrow-free behold this generation of sorrow,
as a wise man on a mountain-top beholds the fools on the ground.”)
- 8. Pamādaṃ appamādena yadā nudati paṇḍito 28
Declension edit
Declension table of "appamāda" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | appamādo | appamādā |
| Accusative (second) | appamādaṃ | appamāde |
| Instrumental (third) | appamādena | appamādehi or appamādebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | appamādassa or appamādāya or appamādatthaṃ | appamādānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | appamādasmā or appamādamhā or appamādā | appamādehi or appamādebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | appamādassa | appamādānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | appamādasmiṃ or appamādamhi or appamāde | appamādesu |
| Vocative (calling) | appamāda | appamādā |
References edit
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “appamāda”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- Maung Tin (1920), The Student's Pali-English Dictionary, Rangoon: British Burma Press.