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paricitāya

paricita

fem instr sg of paricita (pp); masc dat sg of paricita (pp); fem dat sg of paricita (pp); nt dat sg of paricita (pp); …

1. practised; rehearsed; consolidated; familiarized; lit. gathered all around
2. nurtured; consolidated; fortified; strengthened; built up (by); lit. gathered all around
3. contacted (by); met (with); familiar (with); lit. gathered all around

Built from

• pari — prefix · around, all round
  Completeness and circularity. Greek perí, Latin per- all share PIE *per-.
• ci — root · gather, pile
  To heap or collect. Cognate Sanskrit citi 'pile', Latin cista 'chest', English cist.
• ta — ending · past participle
  Forms a passive participle; here governs instrumental or dative case in agreement with a noun.

Analysis. pari- (around, all the way round) + cita (past participle of cinati, to gather, collect). The word encodes the sense of gathering completely around something—hence familiarity through thorough contact, or consolidation through repeated practice.

Etymology. pari- (around: from PIE *per-, as in Greek perí, Latin per) + √ci (to gather, pile up; cognate with Sanskrit citi 'pile', Latin cista 'chest', English cist). The prefix keeps its spatial sense: things brought together all around yield mastery and solidity.

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

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