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chambhati

pr 3rd sg of chambhati (verb)

1. is stiff; is rigid; is paralysed; (comm) is afraid

Etymology. chambha + ti; from √khambh 'prop, be stiff'; Sanskrit stambhate [skambh]

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

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