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nissayetha

nissayati

reflx opt 3rd sg of nissayati (verb); opt 2nd pl of nissayati (verb)

1. depends (on); trusts (in); relies (on); lit. leans down (on)

Etymology. ni + saya + ti; from √si 'depend on, associate with'; Sanskrit niśrayati [niśri]

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

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