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yakanaṁ

Yakana

neuter the liver Kp iii . MN.i.57 , MN.i.421 ; DN.ii.293 ; AN.v.109 ; Mil.26 ; Vism.257 Vism.356 ; Vb-a.60 , Vb-a.240 . The old n-stem is to be seen in cpd yaka-peḷa (q.v.). Yaka-pela fr. gen. yaknaḥ or sec. stem yakan-of Vedic yakṛt; cp. Av. yākars; Gr. ἡπαρ , Lat. jecur. In formation cp. P. chakan

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  • Digha Nikaya 2 · 0.14/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

neuter the liver Kp iii. MN.i.57, MN.i.421; DN.ii.293; AN.v.109; Mil.26; Vism.257 Vism.356; Vb-a.60, Vb-a.240. The old n-stem is to be seen in cpd yaka-peḷa (q.v.). Yaka-pela

fr. gen. yaknaḥ or sec. stem yakan-of Vedic yakṛt; cp. Av. yākars; Gr. ἡπαρ, Lat. jecur. In formation cp. P. chakana fr. Ved. śakṛt.

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