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pariyesanā

fem nom sg of pariyesanā (noun); fem nom pl of pariyesanā (noun); fem acc pl of pariyesanā (noun); fem instr sg of pariyesanā (noun); …

1. quest; searching; seeking (for); inquiring (into); lit. searching all around

Etymology. pari + [y] + √es + anā; from √es 'seek, search'; Sanskrit paryeṣaṇā [parīṣ]

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

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