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anuppādadhammā

anuppādadhamma

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

1. never arising again; lit. non-arising nature

Built from

• an — prefix · not, without
  Privative negation: plain negation without marked sense of absence.
• uppāda — stem · arising, origination
  ud- (up, out) + √pad (to step, go, arise); the springing up of phenomena in dependent origination.
• dhamma — root · nature, element, phenomenon
  √dhrā (to hold, support, bear); originally 'that which is held' or 'established', hence law, norm, or a constituent element of experience; cognate with Greek θέσις 'position' via a shared root meaning 'to place or establish'.

Analysis. Compound: an- (not) + uppāda (arising, origination) + dhamma (nature, element, phenomenon). The compound describes the irreversible nature of nirvāṇa and the cessation of rebirth, a key doctrinal term in the Arahant's attainment.

Etymology. Prefixed formation: an- (privative, from a- 'without') + uppāda (√pad 'to arise', with ud- prefix giving 'up + arising'), + dhamma (√dhrā 'to hold, support', cognate with Greek thrásos, English dare in the sense 'to venture forth'). The term is particularly applied in Theravāda discourse to the unconditioned state and non-recurrence of mental phenomena.

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

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