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parinibbāpessatīti

parinibbāpeti

pr

1. (of mental defilement) causes to be completely quenched; causes to be entirely emancipated; causes to be completely cooled; lit. causes to completely blow away
2. (of fire) causes to be extinguished; makes (something) go out completely; causes (something) to cool down; lit. causes to completely blow away

Analysis. parinibbāpessati + iti

Etymology. pari + nī + vāpe + ti; from √vā 'blow, emit odour'; Sanskrit parinirvāpayati [parinirvā]

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

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