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upādānañca

upādāna

nt

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

Analysis. upādānaṃ + ca

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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