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darathakilamathapariḷāhānaṁ

genitive plural (nominal compound, as it appears in a text; possibly a contraction or corrupted form; standard dictionaries do not attest this exact sequence)

1. of running, striving, fatigue, exertion, and fever

Built from

• dara — root · running, flux
  Related to √dṛ 'to tear/flow'; denotes bodily discharge or depletion.
• kila — root · fatigue, weariness
  Verbal root meaning to tire or exhaust; cognate with Sanskrit kṣila 'weakened'.
• matha — root · churning, distress
  Verbal root meaning to churn or agitate; denotes mental and physical perturbation.
• pari — prefix · around, all over
  Indicates completeness or intensification; 'fever burning all around the body'.
• ḷāh — root · burning, fever
  Related to √lah 'to burn' or 'to blaze'; metaphorically denotes intense bodily heat and affliction.

Analysis. A compound nominative or genitive plural listing bodily afflictions: dara(tha) 'running/flux', kila(ma) 'fatigue', matha 'churning/distress', pariḷāha 'fever/burning all around'. The sequence appears in canonical Pali texts denoting physical suffering and bodily wear.

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

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