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samugghātāya

samugghāta

masc dat sg of samugghāta (noun)

  1. eradication; extermination; destruction
  2. jostling, knocking against

Etymology. saṃ + ud + √ghaṭ > ghāṭ + *a; from √ghaṭ 'strike, kill'; Sanskrit samudghāta [samudghaṭ]

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

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