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paradattūpajīvī

masc nom sg of paradattūpajīvī (adj); masc nom pl of paradattūpajīvī (adj); fem nom sg of paradattūpajīvī (adj); nt nom pl of paradattūpajīvī (adj); …

1. living on what is given by others; subsisting on others' donations
2. mendicant; almsman; lit. living on what is given by others

Etymology. paradatta + upajīvī; Sanskrit para + datta + upajīvin

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

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