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parikkhepā

parikkhepa

masc nom pl of parikkhepa (adj); fem nom sg of parikkhepa (adj); fem nom pl of parikkhepa (adj); nt nom pl of parikkhepa (adj); …

1. surrounding; encircling; lit. throwing around
2. enclosure; boundary; fence; lit. throwing around
3. ganging up on; surrounding; closing in (on); (comm) accusing; lit. throwing around
4. circumference; lit. throwing around

Etymology. pari + √khip > khep + *a; from √khip 'throw'; Sanskrit parikṣepa [parikṣip]

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

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