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pāpakato

pāpaka

nt abl sg of pāpaka (noun); masc abl sg of pāpaka (adj)

1. what reaches, causes to reach; lit. reaching
2. bad deeds; wickedness; evil actions; wrongdoing

Etymology. pa + āpe + aka; from √ap 'reach, attain'; Sanskrit prāpta + [prāp]

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

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