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nikkhepananti

nikkhepana

nt

1. discarding; dropping; throwing down; casting off
2. eliminating; excreting; lit. throwing down

Analysis. nikkhepanaṃ + iti

Etymology. ni + √khip > khep + *ana; from √khip 'throw'; Sanskrit nikṣepaṇa [nikṣip]

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

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