accusative singular of pāra (m.)
Analysis. pāra is a simple root noun in Pali, not a compound; it represents the spatial concept of reaching 'across' or 'beyond' to the other side.
Etymology. From Indo-European *per- 'to go through, to go across'. Cognates: English 'far', Latin per- (permeate 'go through'), Greek pera 'on the other side'. In Buddhist usage, pāraṁ gacchati (goes to the far shore) means to reach liberation, escape saṁsāra.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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