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āsavā

āsava

masc nom pl of āsava (noun); masc instr sg of āsava (noun); masc abl sg of āsava (noun); masc voc sg of āsava (noun); …

1. āsava (masc): discharge from a sore; suppuration from a wound
2. āsava (masc): discharge; suppuration; outflow; effluent; (comm) defilement
3. āsava (nt): discharge; suppuration; outflow; effluent
4. āsava (masc): extract; liquor; spirit
5. āsavant (masc): name of a group of deities; lit. having desire quality
6. āsavi (aor): flowed

Etymology. ā + √su > sav + *a; from √su 'flow'; Sanskrit āsrava [āsru]

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

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