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niyatā

niyata

masc nom pl of niyata (pp); fem nom sg of niyata (pp); fem nom pl of niyata (pp); nt nom pl of niyata (pp); …

1. controlled; restrained
2. certain; decided; invariable; unavoidable; of fixed destiny; lit. controlled down
3. established; fixed; settled (in); lit. controlled down

Etymology. ni + √yam + ta; from √yam 'control, strive, end'; Sanskrit niyata [niyam]

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

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