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saṅkhārā

saṅkhāra

masc nom pl of saṅkhāra (noun); masc instr sg of saṅkhāra (noun); masc abl sg of saṅkhāra (noun); masc voc sg of saṅkhāra (noun); …

1. intention; volitional formation; choice; karmic activity; lit. making together
2. function; activity; process; lit. making together
3. mental formation; mental activity; thought processes; fourth of the five aggregates; lit. making together
4. condition; conditioned thing; construction; fabrication; concoction; lit. making together
5. constituency; construction; condition; state; lit. making together
6. having intention; with volition; having mental activity; lit. making together

Etymology. saṃ + √kar > khār + *a; from √kar 'do, make'; Sanskrit saṃskāra [saṃskṛ]

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

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