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hīnāyāvatto

hīnāyāvatta

masc nom sg of hīnāyāvatta (pp); aor 2nd sg of hīnāyāvatti (verb)

1. hīnāyāvatta (pp): reverted back to lay-life; returned to the secular world; lit. gone back to the low
2. hīnāyāvatti (aor): reverted back to lay-life; returned to the secular world; lit. went back to the low

Etymology. hīnāya + āvatta; Sanskrit hīnāya + āvṛtta

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

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