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asubhañhi

asubha

adj

1. ugly; disgusting; foul; unattractive; lit. not beautiful
2. (meditation on) ugliness; foulness; unattractiveness; lit. not beautiful
3. corpse

Analysis. asubhaṃ + hi

Etymology. na > a + √subh + a; from √subh 'shine, adorn'; Sanskrit aśubha [śubh]

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

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