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pahānaṁ

pahāna

accusative singular neuter of pahāna (noun)

1. abandonment
2. relinquishment
3. casting off

Built from

• pa — prefix · forward, forth
  Prefix of intensity and completion. Works like Latin pro-; here it emphasizes the completeness of the abandonment.
• hāna — stem · abandonment
  Derived from √hā (to leave, abandon). Nominalization in -a. The root captures the sense of letting go or releasing.

Analysis. pa- (forward, forth) + √hā (to leave, abandon): 'leaving forth', i.e. letting go completely.

Etymology. √hā cognate with Latin facere (do, make) via Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂-; pa- intensifies the sense of releasing or dropping away. The prefix pa- gives the sense of a thorough, decisive action.

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

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