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dukkarakārikāya

dukkarakārikā

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

  1. practice of austerities; extreme asceticism; gruelling discipline; lit. performance of what is difficult to do

Etymology. dukkara + kārikā; Sanskrit duṣkara + kārikā

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

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