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asatā

asanta

masc instr sg of asanta (prp); nt instr sg of asanta (prp); masc abl sg of asanta (prp); nt abl sg of asanta (prp); …

1. asatā (ind): falsely; unjustly; unreasonably; under a false pretext; lit. as not being
2. asatā (prp): from nonexistence; because of the absence; lit. from not being
3. asanta (prp): untrue; false; lit. not existing
4. asanta (adj): unvirtuous; bad; wicked; lit. not existing
5. asanta (prp): undue; undeserved; unwarranted; lit. not existing
6. asanta (masc): bad person; evil man; wicked man
7. asanta (prp): not existing; not being; not present
8. asanta (prp): (gram) (of a rule) not applicable; not relevant; lit. not existing

Etymology. na > a + sa + nta; from √as 'be'; Sanskrit asat [as]

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

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