Pavattin (adjective) [from pa + vr̥t] 1. advancing, moving forward, proceeding, effective, beneficial; only in phrase dhammā pavattino A I 279; Sv I 4 = Pv-a 2; and in suppavattin (good-flowing, i.e. well-recited?) A IV 140 (of pātimokkha; translated as "thoroughly mastered" JPTS 1909, 199, V 71 (the same). 2. going on, procedure (in feminine °inī) Vin II 271 f., 277.