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moggallāna

moggalla

masc gen pl of moggalla (noun); masc voc sg of moggallāna (noun); nt voc sg of moggallāna (noun)

1. moggalla (masc): name of a minister
2. moggallāna (masc): name of an arahant monk; chief disciple; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in psychic power; lit. descendent of Muggala
3. moggallāna (masc): family name; lit. descendent of Muggala
4. moggallāna (nt): name of an eminent grammatical treatise

Etymology. muggala > moggala + *ya; Sanskrit maudgalya

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

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