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nirodhāya

nirodha

masc dat sg of nirodha (noun)

1. ending; cessation; termination; finishing (of); lit. blocking down

Etymology. ni + √rudh > rodh + *a; from √rudh 'obstruct'; Sanskrit nirodha [nirudh]

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

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