mātāpitṛka (11961)

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mātāpitṛka
Entry 11961, Page 428, Col. 2
(mAtApitfka, mAtApitfka)
mātāpitṛka¦, adj. (cf. prec. and next but one), inherited, innate, natural, contrasting with what is due to training: (the Bodhisattva had not received martial or athletic training, so that Yaśodharā's father refused him as a son-in-law; but he,) mātāpitṛkena balena Mv ii.75.13, by natural, innate strength, threw a dead elephant over seven city walls.

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