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pariyodātāti

pariyodāta

past participle of pariyodāti (saṁ-parasmaipada)

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

Built from

• pari — prefix · around, completely
  The prefix pari 'all the way round' conveys completeness and thoroughness; cognate with Greek peri- and Latin per- (perimeter, perfect).
• yoj — root · join, fit together
  Root √yuj means 'to yoke, join, fit', from which yojana 'distance travelled in a day's journey' derives. Cognates include Sanskrit yuj, Latin iungō 'to join' (English yoke, junction), and Greek ζυγόν zugrón 'yoke'.
• ā — prefix · toward, completive
  The prefix ā (also called a-intensifier in past participles) marks direction toward the speaker and completion of action.
• ta — ending · past participle
  The suffix -ta forms the past participle (vtu-nominalization) of primary roots, marking completed action that becomes a state or quality.

Analysis. pari-yodāta, the past participle of the verb pariyodāti (√yuj 'to join, yoke'): pari 'all around, completely' + yodāta 'yoked, joined' — literally 'completely joined/fitted together', hence 'made pure, perfected, accomplished'.

Etymology. From pari- 'around, completely' (Greek peri-, Latin per-) + yodāta, past participle of yujjati (√yuj, cognate with Sanskrit yuj, Latin iungō 'to join, yoke', English yoke). The root √yuj originally meant 'to put together, fit', which in the sacred context shifted to mean 'to make pure' (by joining or coordinating all parts in harmony).

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

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