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paṭisallānā

paṭisallāna

nt nom pl of paṭisallāna (noun); nt instr sg of paṭisallāna (noun); nt abl sg of paṭisallāna (noun); nt voc sg of paṭisallāna (noun); …

1. privacy; seclusion; solitude; lit. sticking back together
2. alone; secluded; in solitude; lit. sticking back together
3. settling down; lit. sticking back together

Etymology. pati + saṃ + √lī > lay > lā + *ana; from √lī 'stick, hide'; Sanskrit pratisaṃlayana [saṃlī]

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

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