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paññāsampadāya

paññāsampadā

fem instr sg of paññāsampadā (noun); fem dat sg of paññāsampadā (noun); fem abl sg of paññāsampadā (noun); fem gen sg of paññāsampadā (noun); …

1. attainment of knowledge; success in understanding; being accomplished in wisdom

Built from

• paññā — root · wisdom, understanding
  From √paṇ "to reckon"; the accumulated discernment that sees the three marks. Cognate with Sanskrit prajñā.
• sam — prefix · together, completely
  Brings things into one unified state; here signals the gathering or completion of wisdom into a stable accomplishment.
• padā — stem · attainment, accomplishment
  From √pad "to go, step, reach"; the concrete sense of stepping or arriving at a state becomes the abstract reaching of a condition or excellence.

Analysis. Compound: paññā (wisdom) + sampadā (attainment, accomplishment). The instrumental signals the means or instrument by which something is done or the basis through which it occurs in doctrinal contexts.

Etymology. paññā is from √paṇ (to reckon, understand), cognate with Sanskrit prajñā and English "ponder"; sampadā is from sam- (together) + √pad (to go, step), literally "stepping together to attainment." The compound denotes the fruition of wisdom through right practice.

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

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