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vibbhantā

vibbhanta

masc nom pl of vibbhanta (pp); fem nom sg of vibbhanta (pp); fem nom pl of vibbhanta (pp); nt nom pl of vibbhanta (pp); …

1. wandering; straying; roaming; runaway; lit. spun away
2. strayed (from); left; lit. spun away
3. left the monkhood; gone back to lay life; lit. spun away

Etymology. vi + √bham + ta; from √bham 'turn, revolve, buzz'; Sanskrit vibhrānta [vibhram]

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

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