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āsañca

āsa

nt

1. āsa (nt): shooting; throwing; hurling
2. āsa (adj): longing for; with desire for
3. āsa (masc): food; meal
4. āsā (fem): wish; desire; hope; expectation; longing (for)
5. ima (pron): this
6. āsaṃ (pron): of these; their

Analysis. āsaṃ + ca

Etymology. √as > ās + *a; from √as 'throw, hurl'; Sanskrit āsa (bow) [as]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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