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anvayā

anvaya

masc nom pl of anvaya (noun); masc instr sg of anvaya (noun); masc abl sg of anvaya (noun); masc voc sg of anvaya (noun); …

1. anvaya (masc): emulation; following along; lit. going along
2. anvaya (adj): following; conforming; subject; subservient (to); lit. going along
3. anvaya (masc): logical understanding; way of reaching a conclusion; inference (about); lit. going along
4. anvaya (masc): course, conformity, tradition
5. anvaya (masc): necessity
6. anvaya (masc): (logic) positive
7. anvayanta (prp): following; going after; pursuing; lit. going along

Etymology. anu > anv + √i > ay + *a; from √i 'come, go'; Sanskrit anvaya [anve]

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

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