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muṭṭha

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Muṭṭha [pp. of mussati, mṛṣ] having forgotten, one who forgets; only in two cpds., viz. ˚sacca [der. fr. foll.: muṭṭha+sati+ya] forgetfulness, lit. forgotten -- mindedness, usually combd with asampajañña, D iii.213; A v.149; Pug 21; Dhs 1349 (where read: yā asati ananussati . . . adhāraṇatā pilāpanatā sammussanatā); Vbh 360, 373; Vism 21; DhA iv.85; & ˚sati(n) (adj.) "forgetful in mindfulness," i. e. forgetful, careless, bewildered [cp. BSk. amuṣitasmṛti Lal. V. 562, to all appearance (wrongly) derived from P. musati to rob, mus, muṣṇāti] D iii.252, 282; S i.61 (+asampajāna); Pug 21, 35 (neither passage expld in PugA!); J iii.488; VbhA 275. As ˚satika at Miln 79. -- Note. muṭṭhasati with var. (unsuccessful) etym. is discussed in detail also by Morris, J.P.T.S.1884, pp. 92 -- 94.