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sañchindati

pr 3rd sg of sañchindati (verb)

1. cuts off; snaps off; breaks off; lit. cuts together
2. destroys; lit. cuts together
3. cuts; slices; severs; lit. cuts together

Etymology. saṃ + chinda + ti; from √chid 'cut, divide'; Sanskrit saṃchinatti [saṃchid]

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

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