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parābhavo

parābhava

masc nom sg of parābhava (noun); aor 2nd sg of parābhavi (verb)

1. parābhava (masc): ruin; downfall; disgrace
2. parābhavi (aor): declined, went to ruin

Etymology. parā + √bhū > bhav + *a; from √bhū 'be, become'; Sanskrit parābhava [parābhū]

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

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