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pūraṇassa

pūraṇa

masc dat sg of pūraṇa (noun); masc gen sg of pūraṇa (noun); nt dat sg of pūraṇa (noun); nt gen sg of pūraṇa (noun)

1. name of an ascetic teacher; Pūraṇa Kassapa; lit. filling up
2. filling up; fulfilling

Etymology. √pūr + ana; from √pūr 'fill, fulfil'; Sanskrit pūraṇa [pṝ]

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

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