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parūpaghātī

masc nom sg of parūpaghātī (adj); masc nom pl of parūpaghātī (adj); fem nom sg of parūpaghātī (adj); nt nom pl of parūpaghātī (adj); …

1. who harms others; who injures others

Built from

• parū — stem · other, another
  Oblique stem of para (other); from PIE *per- meaning 'forward, through, beyond', same root as English far and Greek pera (farther side).
• pa — prefix · forth, forward
  The prefix pa- (forward, forth, intensifying) is attached to the root √han; it intensifies the notion of striking or harming.
• ghāt — root · strike, kill, harm
  Root √han (to strike, kill, injure); the -ghāt- form reflects the guttural variant. Related to Sanskrit han- and English can (archaic: to strike).
• ī — ending · agent (one who)
  The suffix -in (appearing as -ī in masculine nominative singular) forms agent nouns meaning 'one who does the action'; here, 'one who harms'.

Analysis. parū + paghātī: parū is an oblique stem of para (other, another), and paghātī is from the root √han (to strike, kill) with the agent suffix -in (one who does). The compound means literally 'one who strikes/harms others'.

Etymology. para- (other) is cognate with Sanskrit para-, Greek pera- (farther side), and English far. The root √han appears in Sanskrit han- and English can (to strike; archaic), and is the root of han-man (killer). The -in suffix (-ī in feminine and nominalized forms) creates agent nouns, cognate with Latin -inus and English -ine.

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

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