fem instr sg of sāvatthī (noun); fem dat sg of sāvatthī (noun); fem abl sg of sāvatthī (noun); fem gen sg of sāvatthī (noun); …
Etymology. The name Sāvatthī (Sanskrit Śrāvastī) is of uncertain origin. It may derive from śravas- 'fame, renown' (cognate with English 'shear' in the sense of 'cut out, distinguish'), though folk etymologies in the commentarial tradition connect it to the city's founder or early king. The form shows no productive Pali morphology.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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