anuruddho

anuruddha

masc nom sg of anuruddha (noun); masc nom sg of anuruddha (pp)

name of an arahant monk; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in the divine eye; cousin of the Buddha
favoured; accepted; pleased

Built from

anu — prefix · along, after
Trailing behind, following the track of; concrete image of motion along a path. Related to Greek ana- (up through, along).
ruddha — stem · blocked, obstructed
Past participle of √rudh (to block, obstruct). When anu- follows √rudh, the sense inverts: unobstructed, flowing freely, hence favoured and accepted.

Analysis. anu- (along, following) + ruddha (past participle of √rudh, blocked/obstructed); literally 'followed along, unobstructed', hence 'unhindered, favoured'. As a name, it denotes the monk whose practice flowed without obstacle.

Etymology. √rudh (to block, obstruct; Sanskrit rudh, English 'rude' in the sense of 'crude/rough' derives from blocking action; compare Latin rudis 'rough, unformed'). The prefix anu- (following the track of, along after) reverses the sense: what is followed unobstructed becomes what flows freely, what is favoured. The divine eye (dibbacakkhu) attributed to Anuruddha in the canon exemplifies this unobstructed vision.

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

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