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pabbajjāya

pabbajjā

fem instr sg of pabbajjā (noun); fem dat sg of pabbajjā (noun); fem abl sg of pabbajjā (noun); fem gen 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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