following, associating with Snp.259; Dhs.1326; Pp.20; Dhtp.285 (as nt.); cohabiting Vin.iii.29.

fr. sevati

pursuit of; indulgence in.

association with the wise.

practice, performance; devotion (to); association (with); use.

assiduous practice; habitual cultivation.

Paccaya: ‘condition’, is something on which something else, the so-called ‘conditioned thing’, is dependent, and without which the latter cannot be. Many are the ways in which one thing, or one o …

Āsevana-paccaya: repetition, is one of the 24 conditional relations paccaya.

pursuit, indulgence in (-˚) Sdhp.210 (pāpakamma˚).

abhi + sevana fr. sev

not practising, abstinence from Snp.259 (= abhajanā apayirupāsanā Kp-a.124).

a + sevanā

…dh.), Snp.1052; Iti.68 (˚upasevanā, opp. bāla), Iti.122 (dh. sabbaganthapamocano); Dhp.23, Dhp.28, Dhp.177 (opp bāla); Thag.4; Thag.2, Thag.7…

…of devas DN.ii.258; -sevanā pursuit of, indulgence in, sensuous pleasure Ja.ii.180; Ja.iii.464;…

adjective not self-indulgent, self-denying, meek, tame, gentle Ja.ii.210 (dametvā nibbisevanaṃ katvā), Ja.ii.351; Ja.v.34, Ja.v.381, Ja.v.456; Ja.vi.255; Dhp-a.i.288 (cittaṃ ujuṃ akuṭilaṃ n. karoti …

, also -ā feminine practising, enjoying; pursuit Pp.20, Pp.24; Sdhp.406.

Sk. niṣevana, cp. nisevati

…Snp.108, Snp.242 (˚sevanā); Dhp.246, Dhp.309 (˚upasevin, cp Dhp-a.iii.482); Ja.vi.240; Dhp-a.iii.481 (˚kamma). -dārika (better to…

going after, indulging in, practice MN.i.10.

fr. paṭisevati

emotion of joy, delight, zest exuberance. On term see Dhs. trsl. 11 and Cpd. 243 Classed under sankhārakkhandha, not vedanā˚-DN.i.37, DN.i.75; DN.iii.241, DN.iii.265, DN.iii.288; MN.i.37; SN.ii.30; …

associating Dhs.1326 = Pp.20.

fr. saṃsevati

(-˚) feminine = sevanā Vb-a.282 sq.

abstr, fr. sevati

1. wet, moist Vism.171.
2. oily, greasy, fatty Ja.i.463, Ja.i.481; Snp-a.100 (˚āhāra fattening food).
3. smooth, glossy Ja.i.89; Ja.iv.350 (of leaves); Mil.133.
4. resplendent charming Thag-a.139. 5 …

Uju & Ujju

adjective straight direct; straightforward, honest, upright DN.iii.150 (T. ujja), DN.iii.352 (do.), DN.iii.422, DN.iii.550; Vv.18#7 (= sabba-jimha-vanka-kuṭilabhāv’âpagama-hetutāya u. …

Uju & Ujju

adjective straight direct; straightforward, honest, upright DN.iii.150 (T. ujja), DN.iii.352 (do.), DN.iii.422, DN.iii.550; Vv.18#7 (= sabba-jimha-vanka-kuṭilabhāv’âpagama-hetutāya u. …

adjective going close after, following Ja.v.399 [f. ˚ī.).

fr. upanisevati

serving, pursuing, following, service, honouring, pursuit SN.iii.53 = Mnd.25 Cnd.570 (nand˚ pleasure-seeking); Iti.68 (bāl˚ & dhīr˚) Snp.249 (utu˚ observance of the seasons); Mil.351.

abstr. fr. upasevati

…gimhe ātapa-ṭṭhāna-sevanā vasse rukkha-mūla-sevanā hemante jalappavesa-sevanā Snp-a.291).

• -kāla seasonable…

avoidance, shunning Vism.5 (opp. sevana); Dhp-a.iii.417.

fr. vajjati

āsevanā (f.)

1. practice, pursuit, indulgence in Vin.ii.117; Pv-a.45.
2. succession repetition Dhs.1367; Kv.510 (cp….