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payāgañca

payāga

masc

1. payāga (masc): name of a holy bathing place; modern day Allahabad; lit. sacrifice
2. payāga (masc): sacrificial offering
3. payāgā (fem): name of a holy bathing place; lit. sacrifice

Analysis. payāgaṃ + ca

Etymology. pa + √yaj > yag > yāg + *a; from √yaj 'honour, sacrifice'; Sanskrit prayāga [prayaj]

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

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