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piṇḍāyāti

piṇḍa

3rd person singular present of piṇḍāyati

1. piṇḍa (masc): ball; lump
2. piṇḍa (masc): bit of food; alms food
3. piṇḍa (masc): stalk of a toadstool
4. piṇḍāya (masc): for alms; to collect alms food

Analysis. piṇḍāya (locative singular of piṇḍa, 'alms food') + iti (postposition 'thus, in this way'), grammaticalized as a verb meaning 'goes about seeking alms' or 'begs'; the locative piṇḍāya denotes the object or manner of the action.

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

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