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an-āyasa

, mfn., unlucky(1); Vv 958 (n'atthi
ettha āyo sukhaṁ (v. l. sukhassa āyo) ti anāyasaṁ
. . . attha vā na āyasan [C^e āyusan] ti anāyasaṁ
. . . anassayan ti ca keci paṭhanti, Vv-a; thus the
Ct. hesitates between 'unlucky, not of iron', and 'with-
out support' (sa. an+ āçraya)).

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