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pariyodātā

pariyodāta

masc nom pl of pariyodāta (pp); fem nom sg of pariyodāta (pp); fem nom pl of pariyodāta (pp); nt nom pl of pariyodāta (pp); …

1. pure; clean; shiny; bright; lit. become pure
2. accomplished; skilled; perfected; lit. become pure

Built from

• pari — prefix · around, all the way
  Conveys completeness and circularity. Greek peri- (perimeter) and Latin per- share the root; here the concrete image is of light or purity spreading in all directions.
• odā — root · shine, become bright
  Related to Sanskrit √ud 'rise, shine out'. The root originally denotes luminosity; in compounds it extends to mean 'become clear' or 'be purified'.
• ta — ending · past participle
  Marks a completed action or state. Here it forms a verbal adjective meaning 'shone/became bright', used attributively as 'pure, bright, accomplished'.

Analysis. pari + √odā (past participle -ta). Pari- 'around, all the way round' + odāti 'shines, becomes bright' = 'shone all around', hence thoroughly purified or accomplished.

Etymology. √odā 'to shine, become bright' is related to Sanskrit √ud 'to rise, shine' (cognate with English 'udder', originally 'the shining part'). The prefix pari- (Greek peri-, 'around'; Latin per-, 'through') adds the sense of completeness: what has become bright all the way round is fully purified or perfected.

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

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