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nesajjiko

nesajjika

masc nom sg of nesajjika (noun)

1. ascetic who remains in a sitting position; upright sitter

Etymology. ni > ne + √sad + yā + *ika; from √sad 'sink, sit, settle'; Sanskrit naiṣadyika [niṣad]

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

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