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vicakkhaṇo

vicakkhaṇa

masc nom sg of vicakkhaṇa (adj); masc nom sg of vicakkhaṇa (noun)

  1. attentive; vigilant; watchful; lit. seeing clearly
  2. discerning person; wise one; insightful man

Etymology. vi + √cakkh + aṇa; from √cakkh 'see'; Sanskrit vicakṣaṇa [vicakṣ]

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

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