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abhinivajjetvā

absolutive (past participle); from abhinivajjeti, causative of abhinivajjati

1. having completely avoided; having shunned; having steered clear (of)
2. having left behind

Built from

• abhi — prefix · toward, bearing down on
  Marks direction and intensity, as in abhiññā (higher knowledge). Cognate with Latin ob- (observe).
• ni — prefix · down, into
  Marks inward or downward action. Cognate with English nether. Here it adds the sense of putting something down or away.
• vajje — stem · turn aside, avoid
  From √vaj; the stem carries the core meaning of aversion or deflection.
• tvā — ending · having (done)
  Absolutive ending marking a completed action treated as prior to the main verb; instrumental force expressing the manner or means by which the main action is accomplished.

Analysis. abhi- (toward, bearing down on) + ni- (down, into) + vajjetvā (having caused to turn aside); the compound expresses the action of actively steering clear or keeping away from something through deliberate avoidance.

Etymology. abhi + ni + √vaj (to turn aside, avoid), a root related to Sanskrit vañc- and ultimately to Latin vinculum (bond, what constrains one to turn). The double prefix abhi-ni- intensifies the sense of deliberately averting or pushing away.

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

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