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vusitavanto

vusitavant

masc nom sg of vusitavant (adj); masc nom pl of vusitavant (adj); masc voc pl of vusitavant (adj)

1. fulfilled; completed; finished; perfected; epithet of an arahant; lit. having lived quality
2. qualified; competent; fulfilled one's training; lit. lived

Built from

• vusita — stem · dwelt, lived
  Past participle of √vas, 'to dwell or live'. In the canon, used of the monk or nun who has completed their spiritual practice (e.g., 'vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ' = 'the holy life has been lived').
• vant — ending · having, possessor of
  Possessive adjective suffix forming 'one who has'; indicates completion and quality. Common in Pali epithets (e.g., mahāvant 'great one', tejovant 'lustrous one').

Analysis. vusita + vant: past participle of √vas 'to dwell, live' + possessive suffix -vant 'having'. Lit. 'having lived', applied to one whose training and spiritual practice are finished.

Etymology. √vas 'to dwell, live' cognate with Sanskrit vaste, Latin vastus, Gothic wasts. The -vant suffix (possessive adjective 'having') derives from Indo-European *-went-, seen in English 'want' and Sanskrit -vant. The compound conveys completion of the monastic life: one has fully 'dwelt' (in the practice).

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

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