adjective

1. falling or flying down, chancing upon Dhp.35, Dhp.36 (yatthakāma˚ cittaṃ = yattha yattha icchati tattha tatth’ eva nipatati Dhp-a.i.295).
2. going to bed DN.i.60 (pacchā˚ going to bed l …

falling upon, rushing at.

adjective falling on io (-˚) Ja.ii.7.

abhi + nipātin

1. falling upon Dhp-a.i.295.
2. going to bed Vv-a.71 (pacchā˚ opp. pubbuṭṭhāna) Cp. nipātin.

to nipatati

…of posteriority in time. -nipātin one who retires to rest later than another (opp. pubb’ uṭṭhāyin getting up before…

…complementary Ep pacchā-nipātin “lying down later”), see above DN.i.60 DN.iii.191; AN.iii.37; AN.iv.265 sq.; DN-a.i.168

• abstr….

adjective getting up DN.i.60 (pubb˚ + pacchā-nipātin rising early & lying down late).

adj. form. fr. uṭṭhāya, cp. uṭṭhāyaka