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ābhassaresu

ābhassara

masc loc pl of ābhassara (adj); nt loc pl of ābhassara (adj); masc loc pl of ābhassarā (noun)

1. ābhassara (adj): radiant; shining; belonging to the radiant heaven; epithet of a class of devas
2. ābhassarā (masc): radiant gods; effulgent deities

Etymology. ā + √bhās > bhass + ara; from √bhās 'shine'; Sanskrit ābhāsvara [ābhās]

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

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