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cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ
cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāra
noun (m.), singular accusative; a compound noun listing the four requisites (essentials) and related monastic requisites
- the four requisites (robes, alms-food, lodging, medicine) and their accessories
- the material necessities for monastic life
- in the Vinaya: robes, alms-food, shelter, and medicines for the sick
Built from
- cīvara — root · robe
woven cloth; etymology uncertain, possibly from √vṛ 'cover' via Indo-European roots.
- piṇḍapāta — stem · alms-food
piṇḍa 'lump of food' + pāta 'falling'; the alms-food that falls into the bowl.
- senāsana — stem · lodging, shelter
from √śī 'lie' + na 'place'; the place where one lies down.
- gilāna — stem · sick, illness
from √gṛ 'seize'; sickness as something that seizes one.
- ppaccaya — stem · requisite, condition
from pra + kāya 'body' or from √kḷp 'arrange'; what is necessary as a condition.
- bhesajja — stem · medicine, remedy
from √bhiṣ 'fear' or related to Sanskrit bhiṣaj 'physician'; that which counteracts (fear of) sickness.
- parikkhāra — stem · requisite, accessory
pari 'around' + √kṛ 'make, do'; equipment arranged around one for use.
Analysis. Compound built from: cīvara (robe) + piṇḍapāta (alms-food) + senāsana (lodging) + gilānappaccaya (medicines for the sick) + bhesajja (medicament) + parikkhāra (accessory, equipment). The compound lists the four primary requisites (cīvara, piṇḍapāta, senāsana, gilānappaccayabhesajja) with parikkhāra (accessories) appended.
Etymology. cīvara from √vṛ