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gavesī

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

1. seeking; searching for; looking for
2. seeker; who is looking for
3. name of a monk at the time of Kassapa Buddha; lit. seeking

Etymology. √gaves + ī; from √gaves 'seek, search'; Sanskrit gaveṣin [gaveṣ]

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

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