‹ Back to the text

diṭṭhivipphanditaṁ

diṭṭhivipphanda

accusative singular neuter of the past participle diṭṭhivipphanda (from diṭṭhivipphandati, 'to be shaken/disturbed by views'); possibly contaminated/non-standard form in transmitted texts

1. shaken by views
2. disturbed in opinion
3. unsettled by doctrinal positions

Built from

• diṭṭhi — stem · view, seeing
  From √dṛś 'to see'; views are doctrinal positions that bind the mind.
• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  The prefix vi- intensifies or marks the dispersal/shaking apart. Works like Latin dis- (disturb).
• pphanda — root · shake, tremble
  Related to Sanskrit phandate 'trembles'; carries the concrete image of physical agitation applied metaphorically to mental disturbance.
• ta — ending · past participle
  Marks the word as a participle expressing a state or quality (shaken, disturbed).
• ṁ — ending · accusative singular neuter
  Direct object ending; marks the noun phrase as the patient or experiencer of the action.

Analysis. diṭṭhi (view, opinion) + vipphanda (shaken, agitated); vipphanda is the past participle of vipphandati, causative or intensive of phandati 'to shake, tremble'. The compound expresses the psychological disturbance caused by clinging to rigid doctrinal views.

Etymology. diṭṭhi from √dṛś 'to see' (Sanskrit dṛṣṭi, Latin dīcō, English direct); vipphanda from vi- 'apart, asunder' + phandati 'shake, quiver', cognate with Sanskrit phandate and Indo-European *bhend- 'to bend, shake'.

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

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version