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upakkilesā

upakkilesa

masc nom pl of upakkilesa (noun); masc instr sg of upakkilesa (noun); masc abl sg of upakkilesa (noun); masc voc sg of upakkilesa (noun); …

  1. impurity; imperfection; flaw; blemish; corruption
  2. in reference to MN128 Upakkilesasutta; lit. imperfection

Etymology. upa + √kilis > kiles + *a; from √kilis 'be dirty, be molested'; Sanskrit upakleśa [kliś]

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

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