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adhisīle

adhisīla

nt acc pl of adhisīla (noun); nt loc sg of adhisīla (noun)

1. adhisīla (nt): higher virtue; higher conduct
2. adhisīle (ind): with regard to morality; about ethics

Etymology. adhi + √sīl + a; from √sīl 'conduct oneself'; Sanskrit adhi + śīla [śīl]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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