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vinipātāya

vinipāta

masc dat sg of vinipāta (noun)

1. state of suffering; lower realm; underworld; lit. bad fall

Etymology. vi + ni + √pat > pāt + *a; from √pat 'fall'; Sanskrit vinipāta [vinipat]

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

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