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parāmasā

parāmasanta

masc voc sg of parāmasanta (prp); nt voc sg of parāmasanta (prp); reflx aor 3rd sg of parāmasi (verb)

1. parāmasanta (prp): touching; stroking; rubbing; caressing
2. parāmasi (aor): seized; clutched; held on to; clung tightly
3. parāmasanta (prp): seizing; clutching; clinging tightly; attaching
4. parāmasi (aor): touched; caressed; stroked

Etymology. parā + masa + nta; from √mas 'touch, rub'; Sanskrit parāmṛśat [parāmṛś]

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

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