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nirāsayo

nirāsaya

masc nom sg of nirāsaya (adj)

1. without support; independent; without recourse
2. without inclination; without tendency

Etymology. nir + ā + √sī > say + *a; from √sī 'lie, sleep'; Sanskrit nirāśraya [āśī]

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

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