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vatena

vata

nt instr sg of vata (noun); masc instr sg of vata (adj); nt instr sg of vata (adj)

1. religious duty; spiritual practice; ritual observance; vow
2. undertaking a religious practice; having a spiritual practice; performing a ritual observance

Etymology. √vat + a; from √vat 'be, proceed'; Sanskrit vrata [vṛt]

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

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