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paridevanā

fem nom sg of paridevanā (noun); fem nom pl of paridevanā (noun); fem acc pl of paridevanā (noun); fem instr sg of paridevanā (noun); …

1. wailing; crying; lamenting; lit. lamenting all around

Etymology. pari + √dev + anā; from √dev 'lament'; Sanskrit paridevanā [paridiv]

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

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