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bhedā

bheda

masc nom pl of bheda (noun); masc instr sg of bheda (noun); masc abl sg of bheda (noun); masc voc sg of bheda (noun); …

1. death; lit. breakup
2. schism; split; breakup; disunion
3. breaking; splitting; tearing
4. like; type of; consisting of; having
5. disturbing; upsetting; violating
6. variety; distinction; difference
7. distinguished (by)
8. consisting of; comprised of; lit. divided
9. …

Etymology. √bhid > bhed + *a; from √bhid 'break, split'; Sanskrit bheda [bhid]

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

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