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aṅgena

aṅga

nt instr sg of aṅga (noun); masc instr sg of aṅga (noun)

1. part of the body; limb
2. part; member
3. factor; component; element; quality; aspect; lit. part
4. name of a country; capital Campā; modern day Bengal
5. name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. Bengali
6. vow; practice; ascetic practice
7. prognostication by physical features; lit. parts

Etymology. √añj > aṅg + a; from √añj 'distinguish'; Sanskrit aṅga [añj]

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

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