pāpuṇana

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Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

pāpuṇāti +‎ -ana. This exists beside the historically regular formation from the root, pāpana, but is formed from the present stem rather than the root.

Noun

pāpuṇana n[1]

  1. attainment[1]
    • c. 500 AD, Dhatumañjusa; republished in Dines Andersen & Helmer Smith, The Pāli Dhātupāṭha and the Dhātumañjūsā, Copenhagen: Andr. Fred. Host & son, 1921, page 46:
      121. Su savane saka sattimhi
      khi khayamhi gi saddane
      apa sambhu ca pāpuṇane
      hi gatimhi vu saṃvare.
      121. Su for listening, sak for strength, / khī for dimunition, ge for sound / ap for progeny and attainment / hi for gone, var for restraint.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pāpuṇana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead