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parihāyi

aor 3rd sg of parihāyi (verb); aor 2nd sg of parihāyi (verb)

1. fell short; fell away; wasted away
2. declined; dwindled; decreased

Etymology. pari + hāya + i; from √hā 'decrease'; Sanskrit pari + ahāsīt [parihā]

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

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