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madāya

mada

masc dat sg of mada (noun)

1. mada (masc): excess; pleasure; indulgence
2. mada (masc): vanity; pride; conceit; lit. intoxication
3. mada (masc): intoxication; poisoning
4. madāya (masc): for intoxication; for indulgence; (comm) for strength

Etymology. √mad + a; from √mad 'be mad, be intoxicated'; Sanskrit mada [mad]

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

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