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parihāyetha

parihāyati

reflx opt 3rd sg of parihāyati (verb); opt 2nd pl of parihāyati (verb)

1. dwindles; decreases; deteriorates; wastes away
2. falls away (from); declines (in)
3. is deprived; suffers the loss (of)

Etymology. pari + hāya + ti; from √hā 'decrease'; Sanskrit parihīyate [parihā]

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

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