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pabbājetu

pabbājetar

masc dat sg of pabbājetar (noun); masc gen sg of pabbājetar (noun); imp 3rd sg of pabbājeti (verb)

1. pabbājetar (masc): who gives sāmaṇera ordination; lit. who causes to go forth
2. pabbājeti (pr): banishes; exiles; drives away (from); lit. causes to go forth
3. pabbājeti (pr): makes ordain; ordains; gives ordination (to); lit. causes 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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