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appakasirena

ind. (adverb)

1. easily; with no difficulty; with little trouble

Built from

• appa — stem · little, few
  A diminutive or reductive formation; the prefix sense 'away, off' underlies the idea of 'reduced' or 'slight'. Compare Sanskrit apa- and Greek apo- for the core sense of diminution.
• kasi — root · difficulty, toil
  Root relating to effort and labour; kasira means 'difficult' or 'troublesome'. Cognate with Sanskrit kśara- meaning worn, exhausted.
• rena — ending · instrumental
  Instrumental singular ending (=Pali -ena), marking the manner or means by which the action is performed; 'by means of little difficulty', hence 'easily'.

Analysis. appa (little, few) + kasirena (difficulty, toil); compound adverbial formation meaning 'with little hardship'.

Etymology. appa < Sanskrit apa- 'away, off' (prefix here meaning diminution) + ka- 'to make'; kasirena from kasira 'difficult, hard work' (cognate with Sanskrit kśara- 'worn out, exhausted'), instrumental form expressing the manner of action.

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

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