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avihesā

fem nom sg of avihesā (noun); fem nom pl of avihesā (noun); fem acc pl of avihesā (noun); fem instr sg of avihesā (noun); …

  1. non-violence; non-cruelty; non-harm

Etymology. na > a + vi + hese + ā; from √his 'hurt, harm'; Sanskrit na + vihiṃsā [vihiṃs]

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

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