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evaṁsañño

evaṁsañña

adjective (masc. nom. sg. or indeclinable); alternate spelling/form of evaṁsaññī

1. with such perception
2. perceiving thus
3. one who holds such a notion

Built from

• evaṁ — root · thus, so
  Demonstrative adverb. Marks a definite manner or quality as specified in context.
• sañña — stem · perception, notion
  From √samj- 'to connect, bind'; a mental mark or label that binds experience. Cognate with Sanskrit saṁjñā. The stem represents the noun in nominal composition.

Analysis. evaṁ (thus, in such a way) + sañña (perception, notion, label). A compound describing someone or something characterized by a particular mental perception or fixed idea.

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

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