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vitthārena

vitthāra

masc instr sg of vitthāra (adj); nt instr sg of vitthāra (adj); masc instr sg of vitthāra (noun)

1. vitthāra (adj): extensive; detailed; broad; full; lit. spread out
2. vitthāra (masc): breadth; lit. spread out
3. vitthāra (masc): detailed description; extended explanation; lit. spread out
4. vitthārena (ind): in detail; in full; thoroughly; lit. by spread out
5. vitthārena (ind): in length; in height; lit. by spread out
6. vitthārena (ind): from north to south; lit. by spread out

Etymology. vi + √thar > thār + *a; from √thar 'spread, expand'; Sanskrit vistara, vistāra [vistṝ]

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

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