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parisuddhena

parisuddha

masc instr sg of parisuddha (pp); nt instr sg of parisuddha (pp)

1. clean; pure; bright; perfect; lit. cleaned all around
2. become pure; cleansed; purified; brightened

Built from

• pari — prefix · around, all the way round
  The prefix pari- conveys completeness and totality, turning a simple purification into thorough, all-encompassing cleansing. Cognate with Greek peri- (perimeter).
• suddha — stem · pure, clean
  Past participle of √sudh (to purify, clarify, wipe clean). The root's primary sense is physical cleaning; here extended to spiritual and moral purity central to Buddhist ethics (sīla).

Etymology. pari- (around, completely) + suddha (pure, clear), from √sudh (to purify, clarify). Cognate with Latin sudor (sweat, hence cleansing); the root's sense of clearing or wiping clean underlies the notion of purification through the intensive prefix pari-, making it completeness of purification.

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

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