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pavāraṇāya

pavāraṇā

fem instr sg of pavāraṇā (noun); fem dat sg of pavāraṇā (noun); fem abl sg of pavāraṇā (noun); fem gen sg of pavāraṇā (noun); …

1. invitation; offer; lit. inviting
2. (vinaya) invitation ceremony at the end of the rains retreat; lit. inviting
3. refusing further food; lit. inviting

Etymology. pa + vāre + anā; from √var 'wish, choose'; Sanskrit pravāraṇa [pravṛ]

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

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