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ananuyuttā

ananuyutta

masc nom pl of ananuyutta (pp); fem nom sg of ananuyutta (pp); fem nom pl of ananuyutta (pp); nt nom pl of ananuyutta (pp); …

1. not devoted; not applying oneself (to); not practising; lit. not yoked alongside

Built from

• an- — prefix · not, without
  Negation, removing the quality described by what follows. Cognates: English un-, Greek a(n)-.
• anu- — prefix · along, following
  Trailing behind, following the track of; here indicating close association or application. Cognates: Greek ana- (in the sense 'along, up through').
• yu- — root · yoke, join
  To bind together, harness. Cognate with Sanskrit yuj-, English yoke, German Joch.
• -ta — ending · past participle
  Marks a completed action or state; here shows the result of being yoked (or not).

Analysis. an- (not) + anuyutta (yoked alongside, devoted), from anu- (along, following) + yutta (yoked, p.p. of yunati 'yokes'). Literally 'not yoked alongside', i.e. not engaged with or committed to a practice.

Etymology. From a- (not) + anuyutta. The root yu- (yoke, join) is cognate with Sanskrit yuj- and English yoke, German Joch; anu- carries the sense of 'along, following the track of', so anuyutta is one who has been yoked together with (following along with) a discipline or practice. The negation a- strips away that commitment.

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

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