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pariyāyena

pariyāya

masc instr sg of pariyāya (noun); nt instr sg of pariyāya (noun); masc instr sg of pariyāya (adj); nt instr sg of pariyāya (adj)

1. pariyāya (masc): way; means; method; lit. going around
2. pariyāya (masc): discourse; instruction; teaching; lit. going around
3. pariyāya (masc): turn; detour; roundabout way; lit. going around
4. pariyāya (masc): way; nature; habit; property; quality; lit. going around
5. pariyāya (nt): layer; overlay; covering; lit. going around
6. pariyāya (adj): non-literal; figurative; metaphorical; lit. going around
7. pariyāya (masc): (gram) metaphor
8. pariyāya (masc): order; succession; course; sequence; lit. going around
9. …

Etymology. pari + [y] + √i > āy + *a; from √i 'come, go'; Sanskrit paryāya [parī]

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

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