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paramāya

parama

fem instr sg of parama (adj); masc dat sg of parama (adj); fem dat sg of parama (adj); nt dat sg of parama (adj); …

1. highest; most extreme; very best; ultimate; superior; sublime; lit. furthest
2. very worst; most terrible

Etymology. para + ma; Sanskrit para, parama

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

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