dosantarā

dosantara

masc nom pl of dosantara (adj); fem nom sg of dosantara (adj); fem nom pl of dosantara (adj); nt nom pl of dosantara (adj); …

bearing anger; with aversion; lit. anger inside

Built from

dosa — root · anger, hatred
A cardinal mental defilement (kilesa) in Buddhist doctrine, often grouped with lobha (greed) and moha (delusion) as roots of suffering. Cognate with Sanskrit doṣa.
antara — stem · interior, between
From antara- (inward, interior); in compounds it denotes what lies within or between. Related to Latin inter- and English inter-.

Analysis. dosa (anger, hatred) + antara (interior, between); a compound denoting the state of being inwardly driven by anger or aversion, a key term in Buddhist psychology for the mental defilement that obscures clear perception.

Etymology. dosa is related to Sanskrit doṣa (fault, defect, blemish), from a root meaning to harm or injure; antara (interior, interval) has cognates in Sanskrit antar- and English inter- (from Latin inter-). Together they form a compound idiom: anger positioned inwardly, hence the character of being full of aversion.

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

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