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jīyati

pr 3rd sg of jīyati (verb)

1. diminishes; decreases; gets less; is lost
2. grows old; gets old; ages
3. is defeated; is conquered; suffers loss (in)

Etymology. jīya + ti; from √jī 'age, decay'; Sanskrit jīryati [jṝ]

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

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