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jine

jina

masc acc pl of jina (noun); masc loc sg of jina (noun); masc acc pl of jina (pp); nt acc pl of jina (pp); …

1. jina (masc): conqueror; victor; champion; epithet of the Buddha
2. jina (pp): who has conquered; who has overcome; lit. won
3. jina (masc): loser; lit. defeated
4. jināti (pr): conquers; overcomes; defeats
5. jināti (pr): surpasses; beats; wins (over)
6. jine (opt): could defeat; should conquer; could overcomes
7. jināti (pr): wins; is victorious

Etymology. √ji + na; from √ji 'conquer'; Sanskrit jina [ji]

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

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