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atisāro

atisāra

masc nom sg of atisāra (adj); masc nom sg of atisāra (noun)

1. overestimated; overstepped; exceeded; gone too far; over the top
2. overstepping (of); overshooting; overturning; going beyond
3. diarrhoea; dysentery; lit. flowing too much

Etymology. ati + √sar > sār + *a; from √sar 'go, flow'; Sanskrit atisāra (purging) [atisṛ]

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

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