day and night.

day (followed by an other word in compounds it takes the form aho, as in ahoratta)

continually studying; learning

continually studying; learning

day and night; continually

1. to pass (of time), to go by, to elapse Thag.145 (accayanti ahorattā).
2. to overcome to get over Mil.36 (dukkhaṃ)

caus acceti to make go on (loc.), to put on Ja.vi.17 (sūlasm …

…in cpd. ahoratta (m. & nt.) [cp BSk. ahorātraṃ Avs.i.209] & ahoratti (f.) day & night occurring mostly in oblique cases…

adjective studying, learning MN.i.100; Dhp.226 (ahoratta˚ = divā ca rattiñ ca tisso sikkhā sikkhamāna Dhp-a.iii.324).

fr. anusikhati

…aho-rātraṁ (= Pali ahorattaṁ). The P.T.S. ed. reads nattaṁ. Snp-a.593 reads nattaṁ, but explains as rattin-divaṁ, whereas…