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anuppattasadattho

anuppattasadattha

masc nom sg of anuppattasadattha (adj)

1. who has achieved the highest goal; who has attained one's purpose; epithet of an arahant

Built from

• an- — prefix · not, without
  Negation prefix. Cognate with English 'un-' and Greek a(n)-.
• ud- — prefix · up, out
  Embedded in uppatta. Reverses or intensifies motion verbs. Cognate with English 'out' and German 'aus'.
• patta — root · fallen, reached, happened
  Past participle of √pad. Cognate with English 'foot' and Latin 'pes'.
• sa- — prefix · own, one's, with
  Element of possession and unity. Related to Sanskrit 'sva' (own).
• attha — root · goal, benefit, meaning
  Often 'aim' or 'purpose'. Related to Sanskrit 'artha'.
• -a — ending · masculine singular stem
  Nominative masculine singular in agreement with the subject.

Analysis. Compound: an-uppatta-sadattha. an- (prefix, 'not') + uppatta (pp of uppajjati, 'arisen, occurred') + sadattha (sa + dattha, 'own goal'). Literally, 'not having arisen [as lacking anything]—[one whose] own goal [is satisfied]', i.e. one in whom no further becoming arises because the highest aim is achieved.

Etymology. The compound uses the prefix an- (negation) with uppatta ('arisen', from ud- 'up, out' + √pad 'fall, reach'), and sadattha ('one's own goal', from sa- 'one's own, with' + attha 'goal, benefit'). The prefix an- is cognate with English 'un-' and Greek a(n)- (as in 'atheist'). The root √pad appears in English 'foot' and Latin 'pes'. The sa- element is related to Sanskrit 'sva' ('own') and English 'swine' (originally 'one's own herd animal').

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

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