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vijjāya

vijjā

fem instr sg of vijjā (noun); fem dat sg of vijjā (noun); fem abl sg of vijjā (noun); fem gen sg of vijjā (noun); …

1. knowledge; wisdom; understanding
2. science; art; branch of knowledge; lit. understanding
3. spell; magic; sorcery; lit. understanding

Etymology. √vid + yā; from √vid 'know, understand'; Sanskrit vidyā [vid]

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

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