masc nom pl of pañcupādānakkhandhā (noun); masc voc pl of pañcupādānakkhandhā (noun)
Analysis. pañca (five) + upādāna (clinging, grasping) + khandha (aggregate, group). The form -kkhandha shows gemination of the initial consonant of khandha after upādāna. These are the five skandhas (form, sensation, perception, mental formations, consciousness) viewed specifically as objects of clinging and the basis of the sense of self.
Etymology. pañca from PIE *penkwe; upādāna from upa (up) + ā (towards) + dā (to take), meaning 'taking up' or 'fuel'; khandha of uncertain origin, possibly non-IE substrate. In Vedic Sanskrit parallels appear in Upaniṣadic psychology, but the Buddhist formulation of the five aggregates as a framework for analyzing suffering and non-self is distinctive to Buddhist doctrine.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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