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avadhi

aor 3rd sg of avadhi (verb); aor 2nd sg of avadhi (verb); masc nom sg of avadhi (noun); masc voc sg of avadhi (noun)

1. beat; struck; hurt
2. boundary, limit
3. limit, limitation

Etymology. a + √vadh + i; from √vadh 'hurt, slaughter'; Sanskrit avadhīm [vadh]

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

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