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aṅgamaṅgāni

nt nom pl of aṅgamaṅgāni (noun); nt acc pl of aṅgamaṅgāni (noun); nt voc pl of aṅgamaṅgāni (noun)

1. limb by limb; all the limbs; lit. limb and limb

Built from

• aṅga — root · limb
  A defined segment or member of the body, from the sense of something bounded or restricted.
• maṅga — stem · limb (reduplicated)
  A reduplicative variant of aṅga used in compounds to express distributive or collective sense — each limb, or limbs as a whole.

Analysis. aṅga + maṅga, where maṅga is a reduplicated/modified form of aṅga (limb). The duplication creates a distributive sense: each limb individually, or limbs collectively. Found in descriptions of bodily decay and analysis of the body's composite nature.

Etymology. aṅga (limb) from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵ- (narrow, tight), cognate with Sanskrit aṅga, Latin angustus (narrow, confined). The root conveys the sense of a bound or defined part of the body. The reduplicative compound aṅgamaṅga uses the repetition typical of Indo-European to express distribution and totality — compare English 'limb and limb' or the Latin repetitive patterns in legal and liturgical language.

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

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