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etadatthāya

etadattha

masc dat sg of etadattha (noun); fem instr sg of etadattha (adj); masc dat sg of etadattha (adj); fem dat sg of etadattha (adj); …

1. this is the purpose (of); lit. this goal
2. this is useful (for); lit. for the benefit (of)
3. having this purpose; with this goal; lit. this goal

Etymology. etad + attha; Sanskrit etad + artha

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

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