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dhātuyā

dhātu

fem instr sg of dhātu (noun); fem dat sg of dhātu (noun); fem abl sg of dhātu (noun); fem gen sg of dhātu (noun); …

1. state; property; condition; element
2. state of being; realm of existence
3. (of the Buddha or arahant) relic
4. fact; state (of)
5. (gram) verbal root
6. metal ore
7. one of the eighteen components of perceptual experience, corresponding to the six sense organs, their associated external field and corresponding consciousness
8. in reference to MN140 Dhātuvibhaṅgasutta; lit. state

Etymology. √dhā + tu; from √dhā 'place, support'; Sanskrit dhātu [dhā]

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

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