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apanāmenti

apanāmeti

pr 3rd pl of apanāmeti (verb)

1. diverts; sidetracks; lit. causes to bend away
2. withholds; keeps away; lit. causes to bend away
3. bends to the side; moves away; lit. causes to bend away
4. removes; banishes; lit. causes to bend away

Etymology. apa + nāme + ti; from √nam 'bend'; Sanskrit apanamayati [apanam]

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

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