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bahupāyāsā

bahupāyāsa

masc nom pl of bahupāyāsa (adj); fem nom sg of bahupāyāsa (adj); fem nom pl of bahupāyāsa (adj); nt nom pl of bahupāyāsa (adj); …

1. troublesome; problematic; full of irritation; lit. many problems

Built from

• bahu — root · many, much
  From PIE *bho- (abundance). No English cognate, but the sense is transparent.
• pāyāsa — root · trouble, anxiety
  Related to Sanskrit pīḍa (pressing, pain, torment); both suggest a root sense of pressing or oppressing. Cognate with English 'pain' via PIE *pen- (to cause suffering).

Analysis. bahu (many) + pāyāsa (trouble, anxiety, difficulty); lit. 'many troubles' used as an adjective meaning fraught with difficulties.

Etymology. bahu from PIE *bho- (abundant, plenty); pāyāsa from √pīḍ- or related root meaning to press, torment — akin to Sanskrit pīḍa (pressing, pain) and English "pain" (both from PIE *pen-, to cause suffering).

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

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