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आप्राण्य (AprANya)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
āprāṇya, adj. (possibly read apr°? corresp. to Pali apaṇṇa-ka, q.v. in CPD
cf. apaṇṇakaṅga, CPD unique or universal factor
etymology unknown), perfect, in āprāṇyāṅga, of perfect qualities: Mmk 〔57.(15—)16〕 (see Lalou, Iconographie, 〔p. 22〕) (nihitaṃ tu tato kṛtvā dhūpayet karpūradhūpanaiḥ
read with Lalou) āprāṇyāṅga-samutthaṃ (Lalou, ou avec un produit sans parcelles vivantes, etymologizing as from a-prāṇa) kuṅkumacandanādibhiḥ. The evident correspondence between our word and Pali apaṇṇa(ka) makes Lalouʼs interpretation hardly possible. Our word is a secondary hyper-Sktism, but the history of it remains quite unknown.