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evamevapubbārāme

evameva-pubba-rāma

compound noun in nominative singular (resolves to: evameva + pubba + rāma, possibly a contraction or nominal form, though the exact surface form is not standard)

1. thus-and-thus ancient park
2. the park of old, as it were

Built from

• eva — root · indeed, just so
  Intensive particle; repetition evameva means 'thus and thus' or 'in exactly this way'. No secure cognates outside Pali.
• pubba — stem · ancient, former
  From √pubh- or related to Sanskrit pūrva 'former, east'. Concrete sense: what came first in time.
• rāma — stem · park, garden
  Sanskrit rāma 'pleasance, garden'; ultimate origin uncertain. In Buddhist texts, often denotes a monastic or royal park (e.g. Jetavana is described with rāma).

Analysis. evameva (thus, in this manner) + pubba (ancient, former, primary) + rāma (park, garden). A nominal compound describing a particular or archetypal park characterized by its antiquity and traditional status.

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

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