pāṇaka

adjective noun (usually -˚) a living being, endowed with (the breath of) life SN.iv.198 (chap˚) Dhp-a.i.20 (variant reading BB mata˚); sap˚; with life, containing living creatures Ja.i.198 (udaka); ap˚; without living beings, lifeless Vin.ii.216; MN.i.13, MN.i.243; SN.i.169; Snp.p.15 (udaka); Ja.i.67 (jhāna).

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