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Part of speech
noun · masculine
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Вассакара, брахман, главный министр царя Аджатасатту
Vassakāra, a Brahmin who served as chief minister to King Ajātasattu of Magadha
AN 4.183
ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. atha kho vassakāro brāhmaṇo magadhamah'āmatto yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi.
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Vassakāra
PersonБрахман, главный министр царя Ajātasattu, который, следуя совету Будды о том, что Vajjī непобедимы, пока едины, годами хитроумных интриг посеял раздор среди Licchavī и добился их падения.
A brahmin chief minister of King Ajātasattu who, following the Buddha’s counsel that the Vajjī could not be defeated while united, engineered their downfall by sowing discord among the Licchavī through years of calculated intrigue.
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