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amatassa

amata

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

1. deathless state; immortality; freedom from death; epithet of Nibbāna; lit. not dead
2. deathless; immortal; undying; lit. not dead
3. ambrosia; drink of immortality; divine nectar; lit. not dead
4. not sensed; not perceived; not known
5. alive; living; lit. not dead
6. 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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