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niyyānikā

niyyānika

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

1. emancipating; redemptive; leading to deliverance; lit. going out

Built from

• nis — prefix · out, away from
  The spatial sense of emergence and departure: things going out or away. Related to Sanskrit nis-.
• yā — root · go, proceed
  The going or movement implicit in a path (yāna). Concrete imagery of forward motion along a course.
• na — stem · going, path
  The nominalized stem yāna forms the lexical noun 'path' or 'vehicle', a place or means by which motion occurs.
• -ika — ending · having the quality of
  Adjectival suffix that forms adjectives meaning 'of the nature of' or 'pertaining to'. Here it makes niyyāna ('going out') into an adjective qualifying paths and practices.

Analysis. nis + yāna + -ika: 'of the going out', a path or means leading out (from saṃsāra).

Etymology. nis- (out of, away from) + yāna (going, from √yam 'to go') + -ika (adjectival suffix). The prefix nis-, meaning 'out' or 'away from', appears also in nibbāna (the fire blown out). The root yāna belongs to the Sanskrit yayati and English 'yonder', originally denoting motion away. Together, niyyānika describes what conducts one out of the cycle of rebirth — a doctrinal term for paths, practices, or teachings that lead to liberation.

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

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