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pahantvāna

abs

1. having destroyed; having put an end to; having terminated
2. having given up; having abandoned; having let go; lit. having actively abandoned

Etymology. pa + √han + tvāna; from √han 'strike, kill'; Sanskrit prahantvāya [prahan]

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

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