adjective · dhīra 1.1 · dhīra 2.1
intelligent, wise; steadfast, firm, resolute
Dhīra (adjective) [combining in meaning 1. Sanskrit dhīra "firm" from dhārayati (see dharati and dhiti); 2. Vedic dhīra "wise" from dīdheti (see dhi 2 ). The fluctuation of connotation is also seen in the explanation of Comentaries which always give the following three conventional etymologies, viz. dhikkitapāpa, dhiti-sampanna, dhiyā (= paññāya) samannāgata Nidd I 44 (see dhi 2 )] constant, firm, self-relying, of character; wise, possessing the knowledge of the Dhamma, often = paṇḍita and especially of an Arahant D II 128; S I 24 (lokapariyāyaṃ aññāya nibbutā dh.), 122, 221; Snp 45, 235 (nibbanti dhīrā), 913 (vippamutto diṭṭhigatehi dh.), 1052; It 68 (°upasevanā, opposite bāla), 122 (dh. sabbagantha-pamocano); Dhp 23, 28, 177 (opposite bāla); Thag 4; Thig 7 (dhammā = tejussadehi ariyamag- {342} gadhammehi Thig-a 13); Ja III 396; V 116; Pv II 1 6 ; II 9 45 ; Nidd I 44, 55, 482; Nidd II §324 (= jutimant); Miln 342; Pj I 194, 224, 230; Dhp-a III 189 (= paṇḍita).
【形】 明智的，明智者。
(adj, adj, from dhīyati) stable; constant; reliable; firm Construction: √dhā > dhī + ra
(adj, adj) wise; intelligent wise Construction: √dhī + ra
(masc, masc) wise man; sage; intelligent person wise Construction: √dhī + ra