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pi nāma

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pi nāma

  1. really, just so[1]
    • 2006, The Fourth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Majjhimanikāya (I)[1], page 192:
      සෙය්‍යථාපි නාම ජරසාලාය ගොපානසියො ඔලුග‍්ගවිලුග‍්ගා භවන‍්ති, එවමෙවස‍්සු මෙ ඵාසුළියො ඔලුග‍්ගවිලුග‍්ගා භවන‍්ති තායෙවප‍්පාහාරතාය.
      Seyyathāpi nāma jarasālāya gopānasiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti, evamevassu me phāsuḷiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti tāyevappāhāratāya.
      Truly, just as in a decrepit outhouse the rafters are crumbling, my ribs were just that way, they were crumbling from just this fasting.

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The first word of this phrase may be appended to the preceding word.

References

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  1. ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “nāma”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead