atipāta

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀅𑀢𑀺𑀧𑀸𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• अतिपात (Devanagari script)
• অতিপাত (Bengali script)
• අතිපාත (Sinhalese script)
• အတိပါတ or ဢတိပႃတ (Burmese script)
• อติปาต or อะติปาตะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨲᩥᨷᩤᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຕິປາຕ or ອະຕິປາຕະ (Lao script)
• អតិបាត (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄖𑄨𑄛𑄂𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology

ati- +‎ pāta

Noun

atipāta m

1. killing
2. destruction
   • c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:

     Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.

     I observe the precept of abstaining from the destruction of life.

Declension

Declension table of "atipāta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	atipāto	atipātā
Accusative (second)	atipātaṃ	atipāte
Instrumental (third)	atipātena	atipātehi or atipātebhi
Dative (fourth)	atipātassa or atipātāya or atipātatthaṃ	atipātānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	atipātasmā or atipātamhā or atipātā	atipātehi or atipātebhi
Genitive (sixth)	atipātassa	atipātānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	atipātasmiṃ or atipātamhi or atipāte	atipātesu
Vocative (calling)	atipāta	atipātā

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “atipāta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead