neuter · ajjhena 1 · ajjhena 2
Ajjhena (neuter) [Sanskrit adhyayana, see also ajjhayana] study (especially of the Vedas) M III 1; Ja II 327 (as v.l. to be preferred to ajjhesanā); III 114 (= japa); V 10 (plural = vede); VI 201 = 207; Vibh 353; Pj II 314 (mant'). -kujja (°kūta v.l. ?) a hypocrite, a pharisee Snp 242; cf. Pj II 286. {11}
learning, study (especially of the Vedas); recitation
(nt, nt, act, abbrev of ajjhayana) studying; learning by heart; recitation Construction: adhi > adhy > ajjh + √i > ay + *ana ajjh<b>aya</b>na > ajjh<b>e</b>na
(nt, nt, act, abbrev of ajjhayana) learning mantras; memorizing chants [lit.] reciting Construction: adhi > adhy > ajjh + √i > ay + *ana ajjh<b>aya</b>na > ajjh<b>e</b>na