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micchādiṭṭhikā

micchādiṭṭhika

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

1. who has wrong view; who holds a false belief

Built from

• micchā — stem · wrongly, badly
  Adverbial form of miccha (wrong, astray); related to √miñch or √mich (to go wrong, miss). The root's primary sense is deviation or missing the mark.
• diṭṭhi — root · view, opinion
  From √dṛś (see, perceive). Cognate with Gk deiknúnai (show) and Lat dīcere (point out, say); metaphorically, what one 'sees' or takes as viewpoint.
• -ka — ending · agent, one who
  Nominal suffix forming an agent noun or adjective from a noun stem, marking the subject of the action or quality: one who holds or embodies the view.

Analysis. micchā (wrongly, badly) + diṭṭhi (view) + -ka (agent suffix): one who holds to wrong view; a standard doctrinal term for those outside the Buddha's teaching.

Etymology. micchā is the adverbial form of miccha (wrong, false), related to micchati (to go wrong); diṭṭhi (view, opinion) is from √dṛś (see, look), cognate with Latin dīcere (point out, say) and English dye (mark, color). The compound echoes Sanskrit mithyādr̥ṣṭi (false view), a key term in Buddhist metaphysics marking delusion about karma, suffering, and the path.

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

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