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pariyādānā

pariyādāna

nt nom pl of pariyādāna (noun); nt instr sg of pariyādāna (noun); nt abl sg of pariyādāna (noun); nt voc sg of pariyādāna (noun); …

1. using up; exhausting; consuming; depleting (of); lit. taking all around
2. obsession; overpowering; occupation; fixation; lit. taking all around

Etymology. pari + [y] + √ādā + ana; from √ādā 'take, seize'; Sanskrit paryādāna [paryādā]

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

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