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abhikkantāya

abhikkanta

fem instr sg of abhikkanta (pp); masc dat sg of abhikkanta (pp); fem dat sg of abhikkanta (pp); nt dat sg of abhikkanta (pp); …

1. superb; surpassing; excellent; lit. gone forward
2. going forward; going along; progressing; lit. gone forward
3. advanced; progressed; moved on; (comm) ending; depletion; lit. gone forward
4. (of an army) advanced; attacked; lit. gone forward

Etymology. abhi + √kam + ta; from √kam 'go'; Sanskrit atikrānta [abhikram]

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

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