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santharaṇa

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit संस्तरण (saṃstaraṇa). Related to santharati.

    Noun

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    santharaṇa n

    1. spreading
      • c. 500 AD, Dhatumañjusa; republished in Dines Andersen & Helmer Smith, The Pāli Dhātupāṭha and the Dhātumañjūsā, Copenhagen: Andr. Fred. Host & son, 1921, page 36:
        62. Tara taraṇasmiṃ thara santharaṇe
        bhara bharaṇasmiṃ phara sampharaṇe
        sara gati-cintā-hiṃsā-sadde
        phura calanādo hara haraṇamhi
        62. Tar for crossing, thar for spreading, / bhar for supporting, phar for pervasion, / sar for motion, thought, crushing and noise, / phur for shaking, har for taking.

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