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apasādanañca

apasādanā

fem

1. rebuking; disparaging; belittling; putting down; condemning; lit. causing to sink away

Analysis. apasādanaṃ + ca

Etymology. apa + sāde + anā; from √sad 'sink, sit, settle'; Sanskrit aprasāda [avasad]

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

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