to point out, indicate, show; set forth, preach, teach; confess. Very freq. in phrase dhammaṃ d. to deliver a moral discourse to preach the Dhamma Vin.i.15; Vin.ii.87, Vin.ii.188; Vin.v.125, Vin.v.1 …

…AN.ii.146 sq.; -ṃ deseti to confess the transgression SN.i.239 -ṃ accayato paṭigaṇhāti to accept (the confession of) the…

one who instructs or points out; a guide, instructor, teacher MN.i.221, MN.i.249; AN.i.266 AN.iii.441; AN.v.349.

n. ag. to deseti

…(magga: indicated), Pv-a.54 (given).

pp. of deseti

…is that of “dhammaṃ deseti ādi- kalyāṇaṃ majjhe-k˚ pariyosāna-k˚, etc. “beautiful in the beginning, beautiful in the middle…

…or in Caus. deseti (q.v.). As simplex only at SN.i.217 (varaṃ disā to be read for disaṃ cp. Sk. adiśat)….

…Buddhalīḷhāya dhammaṃ deseti “to expound the doctrine with the Buddha’s mastery” Ja.i.152, Ja.i.155 Ja.iii.289; Vv-a.217 (spelling…

…thambhati ˚disā, ˚deseti, ˚pakkha, ˚patha, ˚piṃsati, ˚pīḷita, ˚magga ˚manteti, ˚yodha (at-tack), ˚vacana (re-ply),…

to confess Vin.ii.102. See also pāṭidesaniya.

paṭi + deseti

…Vin.ii.242; AN.ii.243 (as ˚desanīyaka).

grd. of paṭideseti with pāṭi for pāṭi in der.

…in stock phrase ācikkhati deseti paññāpeti paṭṭhapeti vivarati etc., e.g. Mnd.271; Cnd.465; Vism.163
■ attānaṃ ā. to disclose…