begging, what is begged; only in instr. -āya (adv.) by begging together by collecting voluntary offerings Vin.iii.144 (so read for ˚āyo), Vin.iii.149 (explained incorrectly as “sayaṃ yācitvā”) Ja.ii.282 (so read for ˚āyo).

collect. abstr. fr. saṃ + yāc