paripuṇṇasaṅkappāti

paripuṇṇasaṅkappa

nominative singular masculine, used as an indeclinable (iti particle following)

who has fulfilled one's intention (through); who is fully satisfied (by)

Built from

pari — prefix · around, completely
The prefix signals completeness all the way round. Cognate with Greek peri- (perimeter).
puṇ — root · fill, complete
Related to Sanskrit pūrṇa 'full' and English 'full'. The root conveys the sense of bringing to capacity and saturation.
ṇa — ending · past participle
Forms the adjective 'fulfilled'; here used predicatively as a descriptive attribute.
saṁ — prefix · together, with
Brings elements into unity and completion. Works like Latin con- and English same.
kappa — stem · intention, resolve, fashioning
Derived from √kḷp 'to fashion, arrange'. Refers to the intention or plan one arranges in the mind.
iti — ending · quotative particle
Marks the preceding word as being quoted or used as a designatory phrase; does not inflect.

Analysis. paripuṇṇa-saṅkappa + iti: 'with fulfilled intention' + quotative particle. paripuṇṇa is the past participle of paripoṇeti (to bring to completion around all sides); saṅkappa is 'intention, resolve' (sam + kappa, together-fashioned). The -iti marks this as a word or designation being quoted or used as a label.

Etymology. pari- (around, completely) + √puṇ (to fill, complete; akin to Sanskrit pūrṇa 'full', English 'full'), giving paripuṇṇa 'fulfilled on all sides'. saṅkappa compounds sam- (together) + kappa, an abstract noun from √kḷp (to fashion, arrange; akin to Latin cappa 'cloak', English 'cope'—things that cover and arrange oneself in). The whole phrase denotes someone in whom intention and satisfaction coalesce.

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

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