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anuruddhā

anuruddha

masc nom pl of anuruddha (noun); masc instr sg of anuruddha (noun); masc abl sg of anuruddha (noun); masc voc sg of anuruddha (noun); …

1. name of an arahant monk; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in the divine eye; cousin of the Buddha
2. favoured; accepted; pleased
3. in reference to MN128 Anuruddhasutta; lit. favoured

Built from

• anu — prefix · along, following
  Trailing behind, smooth accord; 'following the track of' smoothly without impediment. Cognate with Greek ana- (along, up through).
• ruddha — stem · blocked, obstructed
  Past participle of √rudh 'to obstruct, block'. The negation of obstruction yields favour and unimpeded acceptance.

Analysis. anu- + ruddha: 'not obstructed, unimpeded', hence 'favoured, free from resistance'; also used as a proper name (Anuruddha, the monk).

Etymology. anu- (along, following) + √rudh (to obstruct, block) → ruddha (obstructed, blocked) → anuruddha (following along smoothly, unobstructed, hence favoured, pleased). The root rudh relates to Sanskrit rudh- 'to obstruct' and English 'rude' in its sense of blocking or roughness.

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

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