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ājīvakassa

ājīvaka

masc dat sg of ājīvaka (noun); masc gen sg of ājīvaka (noun)

1. Ājīvaka; ascetic; member of a renunciant sect; (comm) naked ascetic; lit. (following a specific code of) livelihood

Etymology. ā + √jīv + aka; from √jīv 'live'; Sanskrit ājīvaka [ājīv]

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

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