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tāṇāya

tāṇa

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

  1. refuge; shelter; defence; protection; epithet of Nibbāna; lit. protecting
  2. giving refuge; sheltering; protecting

Etymology. √tā + aṇa; from √tā 'protect, preserve'; Sanskrit trāṇa [trai]

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

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