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byākaramānā

byākaramāna

masc nom pl of byākaramāna (prp); fem nom sg of byākaramāna (prp); fem nom pl of byākaramāna (prp); nt nom pl of byākaramāna (prp); …

1. answering; replying; lit. making distinct

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Intensifies clarity and separation; related to dvi 'two', works like Latin dis- (divide).
• ā — prefix · toward (speaker)
  Reverses or completes motion and action; brings the act of making toward the addressee.
• kar — root · make, do
  Cognate with Sanskrit √kr̥, Latin creare 'create', Greek korannymi 'accomplish'.
• amāna — ending · present participle
  Marks an ongoing or habitual action; nominative plural masculine, or singular/plural feminine, or plural neuter in this context.

Analysis. vi + ā + √kar: 'making apart and toward', hence expounding or distinguishing in speech; the prefix vi- (asunder, with clarity) combines with the directional ā- (toward) and √kar (make/do) to yield the sense of articulating or laying out distinctions.

Etymology. √kar (to make, do) is cognate with Sanskrit √kr̥, Latin creare 'create', Greek korannymi 'accomplish'. The prefix vi- (apart, clarity) is related to dvi 'two' and works like Latin dis-. The ā- (toward the speaker) reverses or completes the action. Together, vi-ā-kar yields 'making distinct' or 'expounding', especially in the sense of answering or articulating a response.

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

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