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samaṇaka

masc voc sg of samaṇaka (noun)

1. low ascetic; worthless ascetic; lit. little ascetic

Etymology. √sam + aṇa + ka; from √sam 'exert, strive'; Sanskrit śramaṇaka [śram]

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

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