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Āvaṭṭan

Āvaṭṭa

adjective gone away to, fallen back to, in phrase hīnāy’āvatta (see same phrase under āvattati MN.i.460 ; SN.ii.50 ; Ja.i.206 . pp. of āvattati

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1. Āvatta

adjective gone away to, fallen back to, in phrase hīnāy’āvatta (see same phrase under āvattati MN.i.460; SN.ii.50; Ja.i.206.

pp. of āvattati

2. Āvaṭṭa

adjective noun

  1. turning round, winding, twisting MN.i.382; SN.i.32 (dvi-r-ā˚ turning twice) Ja.ii.217; Snp-a.439 (˚gangā).
  2. turned, brought round, changed, enticed MN.i.381; Dhp-a.ii.153.
  3. an eddy whirlpool, vortex MN.i.461 = AN.ii.123 (˚bhaya); Mil.122 Mil.196, Mil.377.
  4. circumference Ja.v.337; Dāvs v.24; Dhp-a.iii.184.

Sk. āvarta, ā + vṛt

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Pali text and translations from SuttaCentral (Bilara), dedicated to the public domain (CC0). PTS Pali–English Dictionary entries, public domain.