accusative singular feminine of khandhapabbā, a feminine noun; or nominative singular of khandhapabbam (neuter form with -aṁ ending)
Analysis. khandha (the five aggregates: form, feeling, perception, mental formations, consciousness) + pabbā (section, chapter, division of a text). The compound denotes a distinct textual unit treating the doctrine of the five aggregates, as found in the Suttavibhaṅga and other canonical divisions.
Etymology. khandha from √khan- 'to dig, excavate', originally concrete; pabbā from √pad- 'to go forth', meaning a section that steps out or stands apart as a division. Neither requires external etymology.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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