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satthāti

sattha

masc

1. sattha (masc): caravan; travel party; convoy; lit. with purpose
2. sattha (nt): weapon; knife; sword
3. sattha (nt): scalpel; razor
4. sattha (nt): words in retaliation; (comm) physical misconduct; lit. weapon
5. sattha (nt): science; art
6. sattha (nt): lore
7. satthar (masc): master; teacher
8. satthar (masc): name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. teacher
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Analysis. sattha + iti; satthā + iti

Etymology. sa + √ar + tha; from √ar 'move, attain'; Sanskrit sārtha [ṛ]

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

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