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anupaparikkhataṁ

anupaparikkhati

accusative singular masculine of the past participle (anupaparikkhata), used substantivally or adverbially; resolves to anupaparikkhata (not thoroughly examined/investigated)

1. not thoroughly investigated
2. not fully examined
3. unscrutinized

Built from

• a — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation, marking the absence of thorough investigation.
• nu — prefix · along, following
  Trails behind the action, following its track.
• pa — prefix · forth, forward
  Intensifies the forward motion of the investigation.
• pari — prefix · around, all-round
  Completes the sense of thorough, comprehensive examining.
• kkhā — root · look, see, examine
  Related to √ikṣ (Sanskrit īkṣate); cognate with English eye.
• ta — ending · past participle
  Marks the state resulting from the action—not having been examined.

Analysis. anu- (along, following) + pa- (forth, out) + parikkhati (examines, investigates) = "does not follow through with investigation" or "does not investigate thoroughly." The negative prefix a- (un-) negates the whole compound action.

Etymology. From √ikkh (look, see) + pa- (forth) + pari- (around). The root is related to Sanskrit īkṣate and cognate with English eye. The double pa- (pa + pari-) intensifies the sense of thorough, all-around looking.

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

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