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upasampadanti

upasampadā

fem

1. undertaking; taking up (of); lit. going near together
2. (vinaya) higher ordination as monastic; lit. going near together

Analysis. upasampadaṃ + iti

Etymology. upa + saṃ + √pad + ā; from √pad 'go, step'; Sanskrit upasaṃpadā [upasaṃpad]

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

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