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nāparaṁ

indeclinable; contraction of na + param

1. no further
2. not beyond
3. nothing else

Built from

• na — prefix · not
  Plain negation; see a(n)- in reference.
• para — root · further, beyond
  From √par (to cross, go beyond); cognate with Greek pera (across), Latin peritus (experienced, having gone through). The adverbial form param marks the extent or boundary.

Analysis. na (not) + param (further, beyond); a negated adverb of extent, used to mark the limit of what can or need be said.

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

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