นฤพาน
ná-rʉ́-paanMeaning
1NounC1
nirvana (literary)
A literary word for nirvana: the Buddhist state in which suffering and its causes have ended, bringing freedom from the cycle of birth and death.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พระภิกษุprá-pík-sùพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùBuddhist monk (formal, male)ตั้งใจdtâng-jaiตั้งใจdtâng-jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeปฏิบัติธรรมbpà-dtì-bàt-tamปฏิบัติธรรมbpà-dtì-bàt-tam1[to] practice the Dhamma; engage in Buddhist practice2Dhamma practice; Buddhist practice (activity/event)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ng1[to] access; obtain/use2[to] reach/engage (sb/sth)3[to] deeply understand; resonate with4[to] attain/realize (abstract/spiritual truth)นฤพานná-rʉ́-paanนฤพานná-rʉ́-paannirvana (literary)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)พ้นจากpón-jàakพ้นจากpón-jàak[to] be free from [sth]; [to] escape from [sth]ทุกข์túkทุกข์túk1suffering; misery; distress2[to] suffer; be in distress
In this story, the monk is determined to practice the Buddhist teachings to attain nirvana and be free from suffering.
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ตามdtaamคำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnที่tîiปรากฏbpraa-gòtในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiนฤพานná-rʉ́-paanเป็นbpenภาวะpaa-wáที่tîiกิเลสgì-lèetดับสิ้นdàp-sînจึงjʉngไม่mâiมีเหตุmii-hèetให้hâiเวียนว่ายตายเกิดwiian-wâai-dtaai-gə̀ətอีกìik
According to the teachings presented in the poem, nirvana is the state in which defilements have ceased, leaving no cause for further rebirth.
กวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaถึงtʉ̌ngนฤพานná-rʉ́-paanว่าwâaเป็นbpenความสงบkwaam-sà-ngòpอันanปราศจากbpràat-sà-jàakเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangร้อยรัดrɔ́ɔi-rátแห่งhɛ̀ngกิเลสgì-lèetมิใช่mí-châiเพียงpiiangความสุขkwaam-sùkชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoที่tîiยังyangแปรเปลี่ยนbprɛɛ-bplìianได้dâai
The poet describes nirvana as peace free from the bonds of defilement, not merely a temporary happiness that remains subject to change.
แม้mɛ́ɛลาภยศlâap-yótจะjàเย้ายวนyáo-yuuanเพียงใดpiiang-daiผู้pûuแสวงหาsà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎaนฤพานná-rʉ́-paanย่อมyɔ̂mมุ่งmûngดับdàpตัณหาdtan-hǎaอันเป็นan-bpenรากเหง้าrâak-ngâoของkɔ̌ɔngทุกข์túkมากกว่าmâak-gwàaจะjàไขว่คว้าkwài-kwáaความสุขทางโลกkwaam-sùk-taang-lôok
However tempting wealth and status may be, those seeking nirvana strive to extinguish craving, the root of suffering, rather than pursue worldly happiness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นฤพาน said นะ-รึ-พาน?
ná-rʉ́-paan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ná
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |