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jhāyati

pr 3rd sg of jhāyati (verb)

1. thinks; thinks about
2. meditates; contemplates; lit. thinks
3. broods; thinks moodily; obsesses
4. burns; blazes (in)

Etymology. jhāya + ti; from √jhā 'think, meditate'; Sanskrit dhyāyati [dhyai]

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

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