parivajjeti

pr 3rd sg of parivajjeti (verb)

completely avoids; shuns; keeps away (from); lit. avoids all around
spares; saves; lit. avoids all around

Built from

pari — prefix · around, all the way round
Indicates completeness and comprehensive coverage. Works like Greek peri- (perimeter), emphasizing that avoidance extends in all directions.
vaj — root · avoid, shun
The root conveys drawing back or turning away from something. Cognate with Sanskrit vañjati; the concrete image is of turning or swerving aside.
e — ending · 3rd singular present
Present indicative ending, marking the form as a simple statement of current action in the third person.

Analysis. pari- (around, all the way round) + vajjeti (avoids, shuns, from √vaj). The prefix pari- conveys the sense of comprehensive avoidance: going all the way round something to avoid it entirely.

Etymology. √vaj (to avoid, shun) is cognate with Sanskrit vañjati and related to English 'wince' in the sense of drawing back; the prefix pari- (around, completeness) intensifies the root's meaning into total or deliberate avoidance. In the Pali canon, parivajjeti is frequently used for avoiding unwholesome states or misconduct.

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

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