As > References for ‘ashana’
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[3] “Upavása” – [...] “ana” means not, “ashana” means eating – not “upavása”. [...] days are days of upavása.
[26] There is a basic distinction [...] keeping the body healthy ( an + ashana = anashana ). Ashana means “eating”, [...] also upsets the physical balance.
[208] Ashana
[209] Ashana is derived from ash (ashnute) plus the suffix lyut́. Ashana means “to eat”. Anashana [...] quite different from each other.