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tejato

teja

nt abl sg of teja (noun); masc abl sg of teja (adj); masc abl sg of tejas (noun)

1. teja (nt): flame; fire; heat
2. teja (adj): keen; sharp; piercing
3. teja (nt): spiritual fire; inner fire
4. tejato (masc): as fire
5. tejato (masc): from heat; apart from fire
6. tejas (masc): flame; fire; heat
7. tejas (masc): radiance; glory; splendour; power
8. tejas (masc): poison; lit. heat

Etymology. √tij > tej + *a; from √tij 'be sharp, be hot'; Sanskrit tejas [tij]

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

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