‹ Back to the text

yāpanāya

yāpana

nt dat sg of yāpana (noun)

1. yāpana (nt): (of the body) sustenance; preservation; continuance; upkeep; support (of); lit. cause to keep going
2. yāpanāya (nt): for sustenance; for preservation (of); for continuance; lit. to cause to keep going

Etymology. yāpe + ana; from √yā 'go'; Sanskrit yāpana [yā]

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

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version