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atthavase

atthavasa

nt acc pl of atthavasa (noun); nt loc sg of atthavasa (noun)

  1. use; benefit; advantage
  2. reason; purpose

Etymology. attha + vasa; Sanskrit arthavaśa

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

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