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patikiṭṭhataro

patikiṭṭhatara

masc nom sg of patikiṭṭhatara (adj)

  1. worse (than); lit. more insulted back

Etymology. pati + √kus > kis + ta + tara; from √kus 'call, insult'; Sanskrit pratikṛṣṭa, pratikruṣṭa + [pratyākruś]

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

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