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paraṃ

para

nt nom sg of para (pron); masc acc sg of para (pron); fem acc sg of para (pron); nt acc sg of para (pron); …

1. para (pron): other; another (person)
2. para (adj): next (world); next (life); after (life)
3. para (adj): (gram) next; following; last; after
4. para (adj): foreign; alien; not oneself
5. para (masc): (gram) next letter; following vowel
6. para (adj): engrossed in; given to; aiming for
7. para (adj): higher; greater; more (than)
8. paraṃ (ind): after; beyond; on the other side (of)

Etymology. Sanskrit para

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

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