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pabbajantīti

pabbajati

pr

1. pabbajati (pr): ordains as a monastic; renounces the household life; lit. goes forth
2. pabbajanta (prp): ordaining; renouncing (the household life); lit. going forth

Analysis. pabbajanti + iti; pabbajantī + iti

Etymology. pa + vaja + ti; from √vaj 'go on'; Sanskrit pravrajati [pravraj]

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

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