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bhedanaṁ

Bhedana

neuter breaking (open), in puṭa˚ ; breaking of the seed-boxes (of the Pāṭali plant), idiomatic for “merchandise” Mil.1 See under puṭa . (fig.) breach, division, destruction AN.iv.247 ; Dhp.138 ; Bv.ii.7 ; Ja.i.467 (mittabhāva˚). - dhamma subject to destruction, fragile, perishable AN.iv.386 ; Ja.i.1

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What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

neuter

  1. breaking (open), in puṭa˚; breaking of the seed-boxes (of the Pāṭali plant), idiomatic for “merchandise” Mil.1 See under puṭa.
  2. (fig.) breach, division, destruction AN.iv.247; Dhp.138; Bv.ii.7; Ja.i.467 (mittabhāva˚).
  • -dhamma subject to destruction, fragile, perishable AN.iv.386; Ja.i.146, Ja.i.392; Thag-a.254.
  • -saṃvattanika leading to division or dissension Vin.iii.173. Bhedapeti & Bhedeti;

fr. bhid, as in Caus. bhedeti

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