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asokaṃ

asoka

nt nom sg of asoka (adj); masc acc sg of asoka (adj); fem acc sg of asoka (adj); nt acc sg of asoka (adj); …

1. asoka (adj): sorrow-free; free from sadness
2. asoka (masc): tree Jonesia Asoka; lit. without sorrow
3. asoka (masc): name of Vipassī Buddha's attendant; lit. without sorrow
4. asokā (fem): name of a lay disciple; lit. free from sorrow
5. asokā (fem): name of a nun; lit. free from sorrow

Etymology. na > a + √suc > soc > sok + *a; from √suc 'grieve'; Sanskrit aśoka [śuc]

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

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