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avasā

avasa

masc nom pl of avasa (adj); fem nom sg of avasa (adj); fem nom pl of avasa (adj); nt nom pl of avasa (adj); …

1. avasa (adj): powerless; without control; without free will; lit. without power
2. avasi (aor): lived; stayed; remained (in)

Etymology. na > a + √vas + a; from √vas 'want, control'; Sanskrit avaśa [vaś]

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

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