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niggayha

ger

1. restraining; holding back; arresting; lit. holding down
2. reprimanding; reproving; rebuking; criticizing; lit. holding down

Etymology. ni + √gah + ya; from √gah 'grasp'; Sanskrit nigrahāya [nigrah]

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

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