anārja (677)

anārja
Entry 677, Page 23, Col. 1

(anArja, anArja)
anārja¦ (= Skt. anārya; perhaps semi-Skt. based on MIndic aṇajja [AMg., beside aṇāriya]; possibly influenced by confusion with ārjava?), (adj., ignoble, base, evil;) subst., wickedness: sarve anārjaṃ parivarjayāmaḥ Mv ii.79.3 (text °jeyāmaḥ, formally possible, § 29.33, but metrically bad, unless e be short, § 3.65); the corresponding Pali has anariyaṃ (Jāt. iv.53.8 °yaṃ parivajjemu sabbaṃ).