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diṭṭhasutamutaviññātesu

diṭṭhasutamutaviññāta

masc loc pl of diṭṭhasutamutaviññāta (pp); nt loc pl of diṭṭhasutamutaviññāta (pp)

1. visible audible feelable and knowable; seen, heard, felt and known

Built from

• diṭṭha — root · seen
  Past participle of √drś. Concrete sense: perceived by eye, vision grasped.
• suta — root · heard
  Past participle of √śru. Concrete sense: perceived by ear, sound taken in.
• muta — root · felt
  Past participle of √man. Concrete sense: perceived through body, sensation touched.
• viññāta — stem · known
  Past participle of √jñā with vi- (apart). Concrete sense: recognized and distinguished by mind; vi- means 'seeing apart, clarity'.

Analysis. A four-term copulative compound: diṭṭha (seen) + suta (heard) + muta (felt) + viññāta (known). All four are past participles coordinated to enumerate the four channels of sensory experience, appearing together in the canon to define objects as they enter consciousness.

Etymology. Each term traces to its verb: diṭṭha from √drś (see, look; cognate English 'direct'); suta from √śru (hear; cognate English 'story'); muta from √√man (think, feel; cognate English 'mind'); viññāta from √jñā with vi- prefix (know apart, recognize; cognate English 'know'). The compound fuses the four into a single analytical framework for perception.

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

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