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domanassehi
domanassa
nt instr pl of domanassa (noun); nt abl pl of domanassa (noun); masc instr pl of domanassa (adj); nt instr pl of domanassa (adj); …
- (mental) suffering; distress; discontent; dissatisfaction; dejection; depression; unhappiness; grief; negative state of mind; lit. bad mind state
- suffering; distressed; discontent; dissatisfied; dejected; depressed; unhappy; grieved; lit. bad mind state
Built from
- do — prefix · bad, wrong
Reduced form of du(r)-, expressing decay or degradation. Cognate with Greek dys- (dysfunction); the concrete sense of 'gone wrong' extends into mental and emotional states.
- mano — stem · mind
From √man (to think); cognate with Sanskrit manas, Latin mens, English mental. The root carries the sense of mental activity and disposition.
- -ssa — ending · abstract noun suffix
Neuter gender marker forming an abstract quality or state from the nominal stem. Creates the nominalized sense 'condition of bad-mindedness'.
- -hi — ending · instrumental/ablative plural
Marks both instrumental (with/by these mental sufferings) and ablative (from/by these mental sufferings) plural forms in Pali's syncretism of cases.
Analysis. do- + mano + -assa: a bahuvrihi compound where do- (bad, gone wrong) modifies mano (mind), creating 'bad-mindedness'; the -assa suffix forms a neuter abstract noun.
Etymology. A compound of du(r)- (bad, gone wrong; cognate Greek dys- in dysfunction) + manas (mind; cognate Sanskrit manas, Latin mens, English mental). The prefix du- carries its concrete sense of wrongness or degradation into the abstract emotional sphere, producing 'a state of mind gone wrong'. Compare dukkha (suffering: du + kha, hardship).