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anicca (impermanence)
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khīyati - to become exhausted
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keḷi (sport)
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guḷa - ball
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aṭṭhāpadakīḷā (chess)

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Ākāsa - space (and "playing chess without seeing them", - probably just saying moves?)
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Oleksandr wrote:Ākāsa - space (and "playing chess without seeing them", - probably just saying moves?)
I read somewhere that the playing chess 'in the air' meant playing blindfolded; no board or pieces, just using memory for where the pieces are and making your moves by reciting off e4, Nf3, etc. It is a very difficult task to play blindfolded. Most people cannot go beyond 6 moves or so and then only make illegal moves (from not fully memorizing the board position) and thus, lose the game.
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āvutanetta (blindfolded)
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āloka - sight, light
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micchā - wrong
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