อาราธนา
aa-râat-tá-naaMeanings
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[to] respectfully invite (monks; ritual)
to respectfully invite monks to perform or take part in a Buddhist rite; commonly used in set phrases such as inviting precepts (arahatana sin), the Dhamma, or monks
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานทำบุญบ้านngaan-tam-bun-bâanงานทำบุญบ้านngaan-tam-bun-bâanhouse-blessing merit-making ceremonyเจ้าภาพjâo-pâapเจ้าภาพjâo-pâap1host; organizer2sponsor/patron (ceremonial)จะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ng1must; have to; be obliged to2be certain/inevitableเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)อาราธนาaa-râat-tá-naaอาราธนาaa-râat-tá-naa1[to] respectfully invite (monks; ritual)2[to] invoke; request blessingsศีลsǐinศีลsǐin1moral precept (Buddhism)2observance of moral disciplineจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmพระสงฆ์prá-sǒngพระสงฆ์prá-sǒng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)
At a house blessing ceremony, the host must be the one to request the precepts from the monks.
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คุณยายkun-yaaiกำลังจะgam-lang-jàไปbpaiวัดwátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอาราธนาaa-râat-tá-naaพระpráมาmaaสวดมนต์เย็นsùuat-mon-yenที่บ้านtîi-bâan
Grandma is going to the temple to invite monks to come and perform the evening chanting at home.
ประธานในพิธีbprà-taan-nai-pí-tiiกล่าวglàaoคำkamอาราธนาพระปริตรaa-râat-tá-naa-prá-bpà-rìtเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiพระสงฆ์prá-sǒngเริ่มrə̂əmเจริญพระพุทธมนต์jà-rəən-prá-pút-tá-mon
The chairman of the ceremony recited the formal invitation for the Paritta chanting, so that the monks could begin their blessings.
การgaanอาราธนาธัมม์aa-râat-tá-naa tamคือkeuการนิมนต์gaan ní-monพระภิกษุprá pík-sùให้hâiแสดงsà-daengธรรมเทศนาtam-má-têet-sà-năaซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenขั้นตอนkân dtonสำคัญsăm-kanในnaiพิธีpí-teeทางศาสนาtaang sàat-sà-năa
Inviting the Dhamma means inviting a monk to give a sermon, which is an important step in a religious ceremony.
2VerbC1
[to] invoke; request blessings
to solemnly ask the Triple Gem or sacred powers to grant blessings, protection, or help; a formal religious invocation
Examples
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taang[to] set out; depart; leave on a tripไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)สวดมนต์sùuat-monสวดมนต์sùuat-mon1[to] chant/recite prayers2prayer chanting; recitationและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)อาราธนาคุณพระศรีรัตนตรัยaa-râat-tá-naa-kun-prá-sǐi-rát-dtà-ná-dtraiอาราธนาคุณพระศรีรัตนตรัยaa-râat-tá-naa-kun-prá-sǐi-rát-dtà-ná-dtrai[to] invoke the virtues of the Triple Gemให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)คุ้มครองkúm-krɔɔngคุ้มครองkúm-krɔɔng1[to] protect; safeguard2[to] protect under law or policy
Before a long journey, he usually prays and invokes the virtues of the Triple Gem for protection.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanร่วมกันrûuam-ganตั้งจิตอธิษฐานdtâng-jìt-à-tít-tǎanอาราธนาบารมีaa-râat-tá-naa-baa-rá-miiสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์sìng-sàk-sìtทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiให้hâiช่วยchûuaiดลบันดาลdon-ban-daanให้hâiฝนfǒnตกต้องdtòk-dtɔ̂ngตามdtaamฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaan
The villagers joined together in prayer, invoking the spiritual power of all sacred beings to bring seasonal rain.
ผู้ศรัทธาpûu-sàt-taaอาราธนาaa-râat-tá-naaพุทธานุภาพpút-taa-nú-pâapธัมมานุภาพtam-maa-nú-pâapและlɛ́สังฆานุภาพsǎng-kaa-nú-pâapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นbpenเกราะป้องกันgrɔ̀-bpɔ̂ng-ganภยันตรายpá-yan-dtà-raaiและlɛ́เสริมsə̌əmสร้างขวัญกำลังใจsâang-kwǎn-gam-lang-jai
The faithful invoke the power of the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha to serve as a shield against dangers and to bolster their morale.
ในnaiพิธีพุทธาภิเษกpí-tii-pút-taa-pí-sèekมีmiiการกล่าวgaan-glàaoโองการoong-gaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชุมนุมchum-numเทวดาtee-wá-daaและlɛ́อาราธนาบารมีaa-râat-tá-naa-baa-rá-miiแห่งhɛ̀ngพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaoให้hâiประสิทธิ์ประสาทbprà-sìt-bprà-sàatความขลังkwaam-klǎngแก่gɛ̀ɛวัตถุมงคลwát-tù-mong-kon
In a consecration ceremony, an invocation is recited to assemble the deities and to solemnly call upon the spiritual power of the Buddha to bestow sacredness upon the amulets.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อาราธนา said อา-ราด-ทะ-นา?
aa-râat-tá-naa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
aa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อาaaอาaa1paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)2ah3uncle; aunt (familiar address)4prefix (Pali/Skt.): toward; near; throughoutpaternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)Part 1
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ราraaราraa1mold; mildew2we two; both of us (archaic/literary)3[to] desist; stop; let upmold; mildewPart 2
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อาราธนาaa-râat-tá-naaอาราธนาaa-râat-tá-naa[to] respectfully invite (monks; ritual)[to] respectfully invite (monks; ritual)Word