(from jappati) muttering (prayers or spells)

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muttering spells over; bewitching.

(according to commentaries) muttering a spell on the ears (of an opponent); muttering a prayer in the ear of a deity

…whether to jappati or to japati to mumble, to which belongs jappana in kaṇṃa˚ DN-a.i.97

…bracelet Vin.ii.106. -ābhijappana (nt.) incantations to make a man throw up his hands DN.i.11; DN-a.i.97. -ālaṅkāra a (wrist) bracelet…

(sic. DN-a.i.97, otherwise jappana) whispering, mumbling (see japati), in kaṇṇa˚. See also pari˚.

to hunger for, to desire, yearn long for, (c. acc.) Snp.771 (kāme), Snp.839 (bhavaṃ), Snp.899, Snp.902 Cnd.79 (= pajappati),
pp jappita Snp.902. See also jappā, jappanā, etc., also abhijjappati & …

…upakaṇṇakajappin.

• -jappana whispering into the ear DN.i.11; DN-a.i.97.
• -tela anointing the ear…

…MN.i.95; -jappā (or -jappana) roundabout talk Vb.353; Vism.28; Mnd.226 Vb-a.484. abl. sāmantā in the neighbourhood of Vin.iii.36;…

…of reports AN.iii.136. Cp. kaṇṇajappaka & kaṇṇajappana.

upa + kaṇṇa + ka