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amatāya

amata

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

1. amata (nt): deathless state; immortality; freedom from death; epithet of Nibbāna; lit. not dead
2. amata (pp): deathless; immortal; undying; lit. not dead
3. amatā (fem): emblic myrobalan
4. amata (nt): ambrosia; drink of immortality; divine nectar; lit. not dead
5. amata (pp): not sensed; not perceived; not known
6. amatā (fem): medicinal creeper; Tinospora cordifolia
7. amata (pp): alive; living; lit. not dead
8. amata (nt): Ganges river water; lit. not dead

Etymology. na > a + √mar + ta; from √mar 'die'; Sanskrit amṛta [mṛ]

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

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