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pabbājetā

pabbājetar

masc nom sg of pabbājetar (noun); masc voc sg of pabbājetar (noun); masc instr sg of pabbājenta (prp); nt instr sg of pabbājenta (prp); …

  1. pabbājetar (masc): who gives sāmaṇera ordination; lit. who causes to go forth
  2. pabbājenta (prp): making ordain; ordaining; giving ordination (to); lit. causing to go forth

Etymology. pa + vāje + tar; from √vaj 'go on'; Sanskrit pravrājayitṛ [pravraj]

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

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