abhittharati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀭𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• अभित्थरति (Devanagari script)
• অভিত্থরতি (Bengali script)
• අභිත්‍ථරති (Sinhalese script)
• အဘိတ္ထရတိ or ဢꧤိတ္ထရတိ or ဢꧤိတ်ထရတိ (Burmese script)
• อภิตฺถรติ or อะภิตถะระติ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨽᩥᨲ᩠ᨳᩁᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຠິຕ຺ຖຣຕິ or ອະຠິຕຖະຣະຕິ (Lao script)
• អភិត្ថរតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄞𑄨𑄖𑄴𑄗𑄢𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

(abhi- +‎ tarati. According to PED wrong for abhittarati) to make haste.

Verb

abhittharati

1. To make haste, be quick.
   • Dh 116 (Commentary has: turitaturitan sighasighan karoti DhA III.4).

   Sasanavamsa: Imasmim pana loke pandito puññam kattukamo abhitthareva kareyya. Ko nama jañña ajje va suve va parasuve va maranam bhavissabhiti

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