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uddesañca

uddesa

masc

1. uddesa (masc): proposition; synopsis; statement in brief; summary; introduction; lit. pointing up
2. uddesa (masc): recitation; chanting; lit. pointing up
3. uddesa (masc): indication; expression; characteristic; description; identification; lit. pointing up
4. uddesa (masc): rules; precepts; Pātimokkha; lit. pointing up
5. uddesa (masc): teaching; instruction; lit. pointing up
6. uddesa (adj): destined for; lit. pointing up
7. uddesa (adj): intended for; designated for; lit. pointing up
8. uddesa (masc): (gram) summary, indication, indicative pronoun; lit. pointing up
9. …

Analysis. uddesaṃ + ca

Etymology. ud + √dis > des + *a; from √dis 'point out, explain'; Sanskrit uddeśa [uddiś]

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

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