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desassu

deseti

reflx imp 2nd sg of deseti (verb)

1. desassu (imp): you yourself must preach; you yourself must teach; you yourself must explain
2. deseti (pr): preaches; teaches; instructs; explains (something to); lit. causes to point out
3. deseti (pr): (vinaya) confesses; admits (to)
4. deseti (pr): (vinaya) appoints; allocates; designates (to); lit. causes to point out

Etymology. dese + ti; from √dis 'point out, explain'; Sanskrit deśayati [diś]

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

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