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jātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇā
jātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇa
nt nom pl of jātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇa (noun); nt instr sg of jātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇa (noun); nt abl sg of jātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇa (noun); nt voc sg of jātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇa (noun); …
- accepting gold and silver; receiving gold and money
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- jāta — root · produced, made
Past participle of √jan (to be born, produced). The imagery is of something that has come into being, shaped or fashioned.
- rūpa — root · form, color, appearance
Related to Latin rūbus 'red' and Greek erythrós 'red'; originally denoted visible appearance and color, hence the golden yellow of wrought metal.
- rajata — root · silver, shining
Sanskrit rajata; possibly from a root meaning 'to shine' or 'dye red'. Used to denote silver, the precious white metal.
- paṭi — prefix · back, against, in return
The spatial sense of reciprocal motion or counter-action: 'taking back' develops into 'receiving', 'accepting in exchange'.
- gaha — root · seizing, taking
From √gah (to seize, grasp, take); the concrete act of grasping becomes the abstract notion of accepting or receiving.
- ṇa — ending · nominalizer
Abstract noun suffix converting the verbal root into a noun denoting the action or state of accepting.
Analysis. Compound of jātarūpa (gold) + rajata (silver) + paṭiggahaṇa (acceptance, receiving). In the Vinaya, one of the ten precepts for bhikkhus prohibiting direct acceptance of money in the form of wrought gold and silver.
Etymology. jātarūpa: jāta (produced, made) + rūpa (form, color); literally 'produced form', the yellow metal. rajata: related to Sanskrit rajata, possibly from a root meaning 'to shine' or 'to dye red'. paṭiggahaṇa: paṭi- (back, in return) + gaha (seizing, taking) + -ṇa (nominalizing suffix); 'taking back', reception or acceptance.