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virāgo

virāga

masc nom sg of virāga (noun)

1. fading of desire (for); dispassion (towards); detachment (from); indifference (to)
2. fading; disappearance; destruction (of); lit. de-colouring

Etymology. vi + √raj > rag > rāg + *a; from √raj 'desire'; Sanskrit virāga [virañj]

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

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