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bhāsati

pr 3rd sg of bhāsati (verb)

1. speaks; talks (about); says
2. speaks (for); talks (on behalf of); (comm) speaks (with)
3. shines; radiates
4. illuminates; lights up
5. (of verse) recites; utters; lit. speaks

Etymology. bhāsa + ti; from √bhās 'speak'; Sanskrit bhāṣati [bhāṣ]

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

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