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abhinihaneyya

abhinihanati

opt 3rd sg of abhinihanati (verb)

1. beats down hard; smashes down; strikes down with full force

Etymology. abhi + ni + hana + ti; from √han 'strike, kill'; Sanskrit abhinihanati [abhinihan]

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

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