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तिरच्छान (tiracchAna)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
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tiracchāna (m.
= Pali id.
cf. Skt. tiraścīna
ā for ī due to some analogy, somehow related to the stem-final of tiraccha, q.v. for other forms), animal (sub-human): °na-cārikāṃ Mv 〔i.27.2, 4〕, journey to the animals (cf. tiryagyoniṣu 4)
°na-yonīyaṃ 〔iii.274.16〕, see s.v. tiricchāna
°na-gata (= Pali id.), existing in the state of an animal: °gatāṃ Mv 〔i.17.5〕 (acc. pl.)
°gatāye (v.l. tiricchāna- q.v.) 〔iii.153.19〕.