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nivesanāni

nivesana

nt nom pl of nivesana (noun); nt acc pl of nivesana (noun); nt voc pl of nivesana (noun)

1. house; home; lit. entering down
2. (of views and ideas) attaching; adhering; fixing; lit. entering down

Etymology. ni + √vis > ves + *ana; from √vis 'enter'; Sanskrit niveśana [niviś]

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

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