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samavāyo

samavāya

masc nom sg of samavāya (noun)

1. coming together; combination; meeting; lit. coming down together
2. event; lit. coming down together
3. inherence (of cause in effect, according to brahmanical philosophy); lit. coming down together

Etymology. saṃ + ava + √i > ay + *a; from √i 'come, go'; Sanskrit samavāya [samave]

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

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