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āraddhavīriyā

āraddhavīriya

masc nom pl of āraddhavīriya (adj); fem nom sg of āraddhavīriya (adj); fem nom pl of āraddhavīriya (adj); nt nom pl of āraddhavīriya (adj); …

1. energetic (in); with energy aroused (to); applying energy (to); making an effort (to)
2. energetic person; who applies oneself; who makes an effort

Built from

• ā — prefix · toward, up to
  Directional and intensifying prefix; brings the energy fully into play toward action.
• raddhā — stem · aroused, stretched
  Past participle of √rabh/rādh 'to strain, stretch'; cognate with English 'rapt' and 'rapid'.
• vīriya — root · energy, vigour
  From √vīr 'to be strong'; cognate with English 'were' (Germanic root for 'man, male') and Latin vir.

Analysis. ā-raddhavīriya: ā (prefix, toward, up to) + raddhavīriya (having energy aroused). Raddhavīriya itself = raddhā (fem past participle of rādhnāti, 'stretched, strained') + vīriya (energy, vigour). The prefix ā- intensifies or directs the sense: energy that is fully brought up, completely aroused and directed toward action.

Etymology. Raddhavīriya compounds raddhā (from √rabh/rādh 'to strain, stretch, strive') and vīriya (√vīr 'to be strong, heroes', cognate with English 'were', Latin vir 'man, male'). The root rabh/rādh is cognate with English 'rapid' and 'rapt' (both from Latin rapere 'to seize, snatch'), reflecting the sense of being seized by urgent action. The prefix ā- reverses and intensifies, as in āgacchati 'comes' from √gam.

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

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