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appamādañca

appamāda

masc

1. alertness; care; carefulness; caution; vigilance; diligence; conscientiousness; heedfulness; lit. not active intoxication

Analysis. appamādaṃ + ca

Etymology. na > a + pa + √mad > mād + *a; from √mad 'be mad, be intoxicated'; Sanskrit apramāda [pramad]

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

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