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madassa

mada

masc dat sg of mada (noun); masc gen sg of mada (noun)

  1. excess; pleasure; indulgence
  2. vanity; pride; conceit; lit. intoxication
  3. intoxication; poisoning

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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