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anassāsikāni

anassāsika

nt nom pl of anassāsika (adj); nt acc pl of anassāsika (adj); nt voc pl of anassāsika (adj)

1. not consoling; not giving comfort; not providing relief; not trustworthy; lit. not inhaling

Etymology. na > an + ā + √sas > sās + *a + ika; from √sas 'breath'; Sanskrit anāśvāsika (bdk) [āśvas]

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

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