appamāṇena

appamāṇa

masc instr sg of appamāṇa (adj); nt instr sg of appamāṇa (adj)

immeasurable; unlimited; limitless; boundless
with no authority; irrelevant; without importance

Built from

a — prefix · not, without
Negates the following root. Same as Greek a- (atheist) and English un-.
pamāṇa — stem · measure, standard
Composed of pa- (forth, forward) + √mā (to measure). The 'forth-measure' becomes the established standard or authority by which things are judged.

Analysis. a- (not) + pamāṇa (measure, standard, authority); literally 'without measure or standard'

Etymology. The prefix a- (without) negates pamāṇa, which derives from √mā (to measure). Cognate with English 'mete', Latin 'metior', and Sanskrit 'māṇa'. The compound carries both a spatial sense (lacking boundaries) and an authoritative sense (lacking a standard or rule to govern).

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

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