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pajjotassa

pajjota

masc dat sg of pajjota (noun); masc gen sg of pajjota (noun)

1. lamp; lantern
2. light; light source
3. name of a king, friend of Bimbisāra; lit. light

Etymology. pa + √jut > jot + *a; from √jut 'shine'; Sanskrit pradyota, pradīpa [pradyut]

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

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