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parittāni

paritta

nt nom pl of paritta (pp); nt acc pl of paritta (pp); nt voc pl of paritta (pp); nt nom pl of paritta (noun); …

1. little; small; tiny; lit. emptied
2. small minded; mean; (comm) with few good qualities; lit. emptied
3. protection; safeguarding (against); shielding (from); lit. protection all around
4. protective charm; lit. protection all around
5. limited; restricted; circumscribed; lit. emptied
6. (of time or life) short; brief; lit. emptied
7. (of water) shallow; lit. emptied
8. few; small amount of; lit. emptied

Etymology. pa + √ric + ta; from √ric 'empty'; Sanskrit parītta [praric]

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

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