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pavatteti

pr 3rd sg of pavatteti (verb)

1. sets in motion; rolls forward; lit. causes to proceed forward
2. generates; produces; gives rise (to); lit. causes to proceed forward
3. keeps (something) going; lit. causes to proceed forward
4. (of power) wields; lit. causes to proceed forward
5. behaves; lit. causes to proceed forward

Etymology. pa + vatte + ti; from √vatt 'be, proceed'; Sanskrit pravartayati [pravṛt]

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

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