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sappāya

sappa

masc dat sg of sappa (noun); masc voc sg of sappāya (adj); nt voc sg of sappāya (adj); masc voc sg of sappāya (noun); …

1. sappa (masc): snake
2. sappāya (adj): beneficial (for); wholesome (for); healthy (for); supportive (of)
3. sappāya (masc): something beneficial; wholesome thing; something supportive
4. sappāya (nt): in reference to MN106 Āneñjasappāyasutta; lit. beneficial

Etymology. √sapp + a; from √sapp 'crawl'; Sanskrit sarpa [sṛp]

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

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