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parakkame

parakkama

masc acc pl of parakkama (noun); masc loc sg of parakkama (noun); reflx pr 1st sg of parakkamati (verb); reflx imp 1st sg of parakkamati (verb); …

1. parakkama (masc): continued effort; striving; perseverance; persistence; lit. going over
2. parakkamati (pr): makes an effort; undertakes; goes for; lit. advances
3. parakkamati (pr): tries; strives; makes effort; endeavours (to); lit. advances
4. parakkamati (pr): advances; goes forward (with)

Etymology. parā + √kam + a; from √kam 'go'; Sanskrit parākrama [parākram]

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

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