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vinaya

masc voc sg of vinaya (noun); nt voc sg of vinaya (noun); imp 2nd sg of vinayati (verb); reflx aor 1st sg of vinayi (verb)

1. vinaya (masc): discipline; training; lit. leading out
2. vinaya (masc): monastic law; code of monastic disciplinary rules; lit. leading out
3. vinaya (masc): removal; dispelling (of); lit. leading out
4. vinaya (masc): settlement; judgement; verdict; lit. leading out
5. vinayati (pr): removes; dispels; lit. leads away
6. vinaya (nt): vinaya rule; precept; lit. leading out
7. vinayi (aor): removed; dispelled; abolished; lit. led away

Etymology. vi + √nī > nay + *a; from √nī 'lead, carry'; Sanskrit vinaya [vinī]

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

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