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mañcepi

mañci

instrumental singular feminine of mañcī (bed, couch); the -pi is the enclitic particle 'even, also'

  1. on the bed
  2. even on a bed

Analysis. mañcī (bed) in instrumental case + pi (even, also); used idiomatically in descriptions of resting-places or in examples of comfort

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

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