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udāno

udāna

masc nom sg of udāna (noun)

1. inspired saying; exclamation; one of the nine kinds of suttas; lit. breathing up
2. Book 3 of the Khuddaka Nikāya; lit. breathing up

Etymology. ud + √an > ān + *a; from √an 'breathe, blow'; Sanskrit udāna [udan]

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

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