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jīrati

Jīrati

to destroy, bring to ruin, injure, hurt Vin.i.237 (jīrati); Ja.v.501 (variant reading BB for jarayetha, Com. vināseyya) = Ja.vi.375 ; Pv-a.57 . (cp. jīyati) to get old AN.iii.54 (jarā-dhammaṃ mā jīri “old age may not get old,” or “the law of decay may not work”); Vism.235 (where id. p. DN.ii.30 read

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  1. to destroy, bring to ruin, injure, hurt Vin.i.237 (jīrati); Ja.v.501 (variant reading BB for jarayetha, Com. vināseyya) = Ja.vi.375; Pv-a.57.
  2. (cp. jīyati) to get old AN.iii.54 (jarā-dhammaṃ mā jīri “old age may not get old,” or “the law of decay may not work”); Vism.235 (where id. p. DN.ii.30 reads jīyati); Dhp-a.i.11 (cakkhūni jīranti).
  3. (intrs.) to be digested Vism.101. Jireti & Jirapeti;

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