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bhindati

pr 3rd sg of bhindati (verb)

1. breaks; splits; shatters
2. (of speech) breaks out (into); emits
3. (of a posture or sitting position) breaks; changes; moves
4. completes (a course of action)
5. (of the community) causes a schism (in); splits apart; lit. splits

Etymology. bhinda + ti; from √bhid 'break, split'; Sanskrit bhinatti [bhid]

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

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