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soratāya

sorata

fem instr sg of sorata (adj); masc dat sg of sorata (adj); fem dat sg of sorata (adj); nt dat sg of sorata (adj); …

1. gentle; polite; easy-going; calm; kind
2. name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. polite

Etymology. su > so + √ram + ta + *a; from √ram 'delight, please'; Sanskrit sūrata [ram]

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

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