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odātena

odāta

masc instr sg of odāta (pp); nt instr sg of odāta (pp)

1. white; lit. become white
2. fair-skinned; of light complexion; lit. white
3. clean; pure; lit. white

Etymology. ava + √dā + ta; from √dā 'be pure, be clean'; Sanskrit avadāta [dai]

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

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