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paduṭṭhamanasaṅkappo

paduṭṭhamanasaṅkappa

masc nom sg of paduṭṭhamanasaṅkappa (adj)

1. with malevolent intention; with bad purpose in mind; with evil designs

Built from

• pa — prefix · forth, intensifying
  Forward motion or intensification; here emphasizes the corruption as a driving force.
• duṭṭha — stem · corrupted, depraved
  The root is obscure in Pali, but the meaning is consistent: a morally corrupted or hostile state.
• mana — stem · mind, thought
  From √man- 'to think'; cognate with English 'mind' and Latin 'mens'. Refers to the mental faculty.
• saṁ — prefix · together
  Union; brings elements into one.
• kappa — stem · intention, resolve
  From √kḷp- 'to arrange, fit'; cognate with Latin capere 'seize, take'. Denotes purposeful thought.

Analysis. paduṭṭha (corrupted, depraved) + mana (mind) + saṅkappa (intention, resolve) — a compound adjective describing one whose intention arises from a corrupted mind.

Etymology. paduṭṭha < pa- (forth, forward, intensifying) + duṭṭha (corrupt, depraved; from √dhvan- or influenced by Skt dviṣ- 'hate', though the Pali form is opaque); mana from √man- 'think' (cognate with English 'mind', Latin mens); saṅkappa < saṁ- (together) + kappa (thought, resolve, from √kḷp- 'arrange, fit'; cognate with Latin capere 'seize'). The compound emphasizes intention shaped by depravity of mind.

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

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