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nikkhittanti

nikkhitta

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1. dropped; discarded; set aside; rejected; lit. thrown down
2. placed; laid down; lit. thrown down
3. stored; put aside; kept; lit. thrown down
4. (of a sutta) spoken (about); given (in reference to); lit. thrown down
5. (of a seed) planted (in); lit. thrown down

Analysis. nikkhittaṃ + iti

Etymology. ni + √khip + ta; from √khip 'throw'; Sanskrit nikṣipta [nikṣip]

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

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