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upasampādetā

upasampādetar

masc nom sg of upasampādetar (noun); masc voc sg of upasampādetar (noun); masc instr sg of upasampādenta (prp); nt instr sg of upasampādenta (prp); …

1. upasampādetar (masc): who gives higher ordination; lit. who causes to go near together
2. upasampādenta (prp): ordaining as a monk; giving higher ordination; lit. causing to go near together

Etymology. upa + saṃ + pāde + tar; from √pad 'go, step'; Sanskrit upasaṃpādayitṛ [upasaṃpad]

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

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