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padhānavā

padhānavant

masc nom sg of padhānavant (adj); masc nom pl of padhānavant (adj); masc voc sg of padhānavant (adj)

1. effortful; with exertion; persistent; unrelenting; lit. having placing forward quality

Etymology. pa + √dhā + ana + vant; from √dhā 'place, support'; Sanskrit praṇidhāna + vat [pradhā]

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

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