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satthena

sattha

masc instr sg of sattha (noun); nt instr sg of sattha (noun)

1. caravan; travel party; convoy; lit. with purpose
2. weapon; knife; sword
3. scalpel; razor
4. words in retaliation; (comm) physical misconduct; lit. weapon
5. science; art
6. lore
7. breath; life; lit. breathed

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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