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Definition[1]

āsajja : [abs. of āsādeti] having approached, insulted or knocked against.

Source
A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]
Definition[2]

Āsajja (indecl.) [ger. of āsādeti, Caus. of āsīdati, ā + sad; Sk. āsādya] -- 1. sitting on, going to, approaching; allocated, belonging to; sometimes merely as prep. acc. "near" (cp. āsanna) Sn 418 (āsajja naŋ upāvisi he came up near to him), 448 (kāko va selaŋ ā. nibbijjāpema Gotamaŋ); J ii.95; vi.194; Miln 271. -- 2. put on to (lit. sitting or sticking on), hitting, striking S i.127 (khaṇuŋ va urasā ā. nibbijjapetha Gotamā "ye've thrust as 't were your breast against a stake. Disgusted, come ye hence from Gotama" trsl. p. 159; C. expls. by paharitvā, which comes near the usual paraphrase ghaṭṭetvā) <-> 3. knocking against or "giving one a setting -- to", insulting, offending, assailing D i.107 (ā. ā. avocāsi = ghaṭṭetvā DA i.276); A iii.373 (tādisaŋ bhikkhuŋ ā.); J v.267 (isiŋ ā. Gotamaŋ; C. p. 272 āsādetvā); Pv iv.710 (isiŋ ā. = āsādetvã PvA 266). -- 4. "sitting on", i. e. attending constantly to, persevering, energetically, with energy or emphasis, willingly, spontaneously M i.250; D iii.258 = A iv.236 (dānaŋ deti); Vv 106 (dānaŋ adāsiŋ; cp. VvA 55 samāgantvā). See āsada, āsādeti, āsīdeti, āsajjana.

Source
Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede,
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