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paṭikkositabbañca

paṭikkositabba

ptp

1. should be rejected; should be disdained; lit. to be insulted back

Analysis. paṭikkositabbaṃ + ca

Etymology. pati + kosa + itabba; from √kus 'call, insult'; Sanskrit pratyākroṣṭavya [pratyākruś]

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

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