‹ Back to the text

jhānañca

jhāna

nt

1. state of deep meditative calm; lit. meditating
2. meditation; stage of meditation; lit. meditating
3. having meditation; related to meditation
4. thinking about; contemplating; lit. meditating

Analysis. jhānaṃ + ca

Etymology. √jhā + ana; from √jhā 'think, meditate'; Sanskrit dhyāna [dhyai]

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

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version