The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sa'vattati [sa'+vattati] to lead (to), to be useful (for) A i.54, 58 (ahit!ya dukkh!ya); Vin i.10=S v.421; It
71 sq.; J i.97; Pot. sa'vatteyya Vin i.13. -- Often in phrase nibbid!ya, vir!g!ya . . . nibb!n!ya sa'vattati e.
g. D i.189; ii.251; iii.130; S v.80, 255; A iii.83, 326.
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Sa'vattanika
Sa'vattanika (adj.) [fr. sa'vattati] conducive to, involving A ii.54, 65; It 82; Kvu 618; J i.275; Nett 134=S
v.371. As ˚iya at PvA 205.
Sa'vadati
Sa'vadati [sa'+vadati] to agree M i.500 (opp. vivadati).
Sa'vadana
Sa'vadana (nt.) [fr. sa'vadati] a certain magic act per- formed in order to procure harmony D i.11; DA
i.96; cp. Dial. i.23.
Sa'vaddhana
Sa'vaddhana (nt.) [fr. sa'+v%dh] increasing, causing to grow J iv.16.
Sa'vara
Sa'vara [fr. sa'+v%] restraint D i.57, 70, 89; ii.281 (in- driya˚); iii.130, 225; A ii.26; S iv.189 sq.; It 28, 96,
118; Pug 59; Sn 1034; Vin ii.126, 192 (!yati' sa'var!ya "for restraint in the future," in confession
formula), Dh 185; Nett 192; Vism 11, 44; DhA iii.238; iv.86 (˚dv!r!ni). The fivefold sa'vara: s"la˚, sati˚,
ñ!*a˚, khanti˚, viriya˚, i. e. by virtue, mindfulness, insight, patience, effort DhsA 351; as p!timokkha˚ etc.
at Vism 7; VbhA 330 sq. -- ˚vinaya norm of self -- control, good conduct SnA 8. c!tuy!ma˚, Jain discipline
M l.377.
Sa'vara*a
Sa'vara*a (nt.) [fr. sa'+v%] covering; obstruction Dhtp 274 (as def. of root val, i. e. v%).
Sa'varati
Sa'varati [sa'+varati=vu*!ti 1] to restrain, hold; to restrain oneself Vin ii.102 (Pot. ˚vareyy!si); Miln 152
(p!so na sa'varati). -- pp. sa'vuta.
Sa'var"
Sa'var" (f.) [Vedic $arvar" fr. $arvara speckled; the P. form viâ sabbar"> s!var">sa'var"] the night (poetical)
D iii.196; J iv.441; v.14, 269; vi.243.
Sa'vasati
Sa'vasati [sa'+vasati2] to live, to associate, cohabitate A ii.57; Vin ii.237; Nd2 423; Pug 65; Dh 167; Dpvs
x.8; Miln 250. -- Caus. ˚v!seti same meaning Vin iv.137. -- Cp. upa˚.