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upādānā

upādāna

nt nom pl of upādāna (noun); nt instr sg of upādāna (noun); nt abl sg of upādāna (noun); nt voc sg of upādāna (noun); …

1. fuel (for fire); lit. taking near
2. grasping; clinging; acquiring; appropriating; taking possession; identifying; lit. taking near
3. with fuel; having fuel; lit. taking near

Etymology. upa + √ādā + ana; from √ādā 'take, seize'; Sanskrit upādāna [upādā]

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

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