kudācanaṃ

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀓𑀼𑀤𑀸𑀘𑀦𑀁 (Brahmi script)
  • कुदाचनं (Devanagari script)
  • কুদাচনং (Bengali script)
  • කුදාචනං (Sinhalese script)
  • ကုဒါစနံ or ၵုၻႃၸၼံ (Burmese script)
  • กุทาจนํ or กุทาจะนัง (Thai script)
  • ᨠᩩᨴᩤᨧᨶᩴ (Tai Tham script)
  • ກຸທາຈນໍ or ກຸທາຈະນັງ (Lao script)
  • កុទាចនំ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄇𑄪𑄘𑄂𑄌𑄚𑄁 (Chakma script)

Etymology

kudā +‎ -canaṃ

Adverb

kudācanaṃ

  1. at any time
    • c. 50 BC, The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi), Yamakavagga, page 26; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya‎, Colombo, 2009:
      5. න හි වෙරෙන වෙරාචී සම‍්මන‍්තීධ කුදාචනං 5
      අඞවරෙන ච සම‍්මන‍්ති එස ධම‍්මො සනන‍්තනො.
      5. Na hi verena verāni sammantīdha kudācanaṃ 5
      Averena ca sammanti esa dhammo sanantano.
      5. For in this world hatreds are not ever settled by hatred,
      but are settled by love. This is an eternal truth.
      (literally, “5. For in this world hatreds are not ever settled by hatred,
      but are settled by love. This truth is eternal.      ”)
      (Wiktionary translation adapted from translation of the Pali by Ajahn Sujato.)
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