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parābhave

parābhava

masc acc pl of parābhava (noun); masc loc sg of parābhava (noun); reflx pr 1st sg of parābhavati (verb); reflx imp 1st sg of parābhavati (verb); …

1. parābhava (masc): ruin; downfall; disgrace
2. parābhavati (pr): succumbs; is ruined; suffers downfall

Etymology. parā + √bhū > bhav + *a; from √bhū 'be, become'; Sanskrit parābhava [parābhū]

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

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