Pāli Dictionary

pasaṅga

paprefixsañjrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

sañj1clasp; embrace

Synonyms

saṅga, ālaya, nivesa, visata, vinivesa

general

  • inclination; attachment, clinging to; also: occasion, event

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 3

pāsuaṅgā
  1. pāsupa

    protecting; guarding (usually in compounds)

  2. aṅgā

    the people of Aṅga; the Aṅgans (inhabitants of the ancient kingdom of Aṅga, roughly modern Bengal)

apiāsaṅgā
  1. api

    (prefix) on; onto; towards; close by

  2. āsaṅgāāsaṅga

    a robe; a cloak, garment (that which hangs on the body)

pāsaaṅgā
  1. pāsa

    a snare; a trap; a noose; a rope for binding or hanging

  2. aṅgā

    the people of Aṅga; the Aṅgans (inhabitants of the ancient kingdom of Aṅga, roughly modern Bengal)

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