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atthikā

atthika

masc nom pl of atthika (adj); fem nom sg of atthika (adj); fem nom pl of atthika (adj); nt nom pl of atthika (adj); …

1. beneficial; useful; advantageous
2. suitable; fit for; proper
3. wanting; in need (of); desiring; seeking
4. believing in the efficacy of action and the existence of the afterlife; lit. there is

Etymology. √ar + tha + ika; from √ar 'move, attain'; Sanskrit arthika [ṛ]

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

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