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sārañca

sāra

adj

1. essential; fundamental; substantial; valuable; sound
2. core; essence; substance; value (in)
3. hardwood; heartwood
4. moisture; fluid
5. essential, excellent, strong
6. having value; with worth; lit. with essence

Analysis. sāraṃ + ca

Etymology. √sar > sār + *a; from √sar 'go, flow'; Sanskrit sāra [sṛ]

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

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