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appanā

fem nom sg of appanā (noun); fem nom pl of appanā (noun); fem acc pl of appanā (noun); fem instr sg of appanā (noun); …

1. mental fixing; absorption; trance; lit. causing to attain
2. concluding; ending

Etymology. appe + anā; from √ar 'move, attain'; Sanskrit arpaṇa [ṛ]

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

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