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dhuravā

dhuravant

masc nom sg of dhuravant (adj); masc nom pl of dhuravant (adj); masc voc sg of dhuravant (adj)

1. responsible; doing one's duty; lit. having burden quality

Etymology. √dhar > dhur + a + vant; from √dhar 'hold, carry, endure'; Sanskrit dhura + [dhṛ]

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

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