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pavivittassa

pavivitta

masc dat sg of pavivitta (pp); nt dat sg of pavivitta (pp); masc gen sg of pavivitta (pp); nt gen sg of pavivitta (pp)

1. separated; secluded; detached (from)

Built from

• pa — prefix · forth, intensifying
  Adds emphasis and completeness to the following word; images of stepping forward, of action moving out ahead.
• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Divides or scatters; derives from dvi "two", the sense of things pulling in different directions.
• vij — root · separate, scatter
  The concrete image is winnowing or sifting grain apart; related to the sense of division and distinction.
• ta — ending · past participle
  Marks the word as a completed action, expressing the state of having been separated or set apart.

Analysis. pa + vivitta, where vivitta is the past participle of vivijjati (to be separated). The prefix pa- intensifies: "separated thoroughly" or "kept apart completely", emphasizing the state of seclusion or detachment achieved through separation.

Etymology. From pa- (forward, forth, intensifying) + vivitta (past participle of vivijjati, from vi- apart + √vij to separate). The prefix pa- combined with the vi- prefix of the root creates the sense of complete, thorough separation. Vi- derives from dvi "two", reflecting the spatial sense of things moving in different directions; the doubling of vi- in vivitta strengthens the image of radical separation.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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