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saṃvaraṇa

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Pali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit संवरण (saṃvaraṇa). By surface analysis, saṃ- +‎ var +‎ -ana.

Noun

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saṃvaraṇa n[1]

  1. covering[2][1]
  2. obstruction[2]

Declension

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 442.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “saŋvaraṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead