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pabbajjā

fem nom sg of pabbajjā (noun); fem nom pl of pabbajjā (noun); fem acc pl of pabbajjā (noun); fem instr sg of pabbajjā (noun); …

1. (vinaya) novice ordination; renunciation; becoming a monastic; lit. going forth
2. banishment; exile; lit. going forth

Etymology. pa + √vaj > baj + yā; from √vaj 'go on'; Sanskrit pravrajyā [pravraj]

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

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