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उपनिसेविन् (upanisevin)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
upanisevin, adj., f. °nī (= Pali id.
to Skt. upaniṣevate, Pali °sevati), serving, waiting upon: read akṣudrasattvop arisevinī sadā, in Mv 〔ii.57.3〕
〔59.23〕, with Pali Jāt. 〔v.399.2〕 (same vs) apāpasattūpanisev°. The mss. read °sattvopari° or °sattva-pari°, unmetr.
Senart em. °sattvā pari° in 〔57.3〕, °sattva-prati° in 〔59.23〕. But ri for ni is an easy corruption, and the ‒o‒ (required by meter), together with the Pali, confirms our reading.