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pariyodapeyyuñca
pariyodapeti
3rd person singular optative of pariyodapeti (causative)
- cleanses; refines; purifies (from); lit. causes to be pure
- (of understanding) clarifies; is certain (about); lit. causes to be pure
Built from
- pari — prefix · around, completely
The sense of going all the way round; brings completeness to the action of cleansing.
- odap — root · pure, clean
Related to Sanskrit udaka (water); the concrete image of water as a purifying agent underlies the meaning.
- e — stem · causative marker
Forms the causative stem; makes the verb transitive (causes to be pure).
- yy — ending · optative
Marks the optative mood; expresses wish, potential, or conditional action in the 3rd person singular.
- uṃ — ending · 3rd singular optative
Alternative form of the optative 3rd person singular ending; here spelled -yy-uṃ.
- ca — ending · and
Enclitic conjunction linking this clause to what precedes or follows.
Analysis. pariyodapeyyuñca = pariyodapeyyuṃ (3sg opt.) + ca (and); pariyodapeti = pari- (around, completely) + odapeti (makes pure), from odati (pure, clean); the optative expresses a potential or wished-for action, and ca is the conjunction 'and'.
Etymology. pari- (all the way round, complete) + odapeti (causative of a root meaning pure/clean); odati is related to Sanskrit udaka (water), reflecting the concrete image of water as cleanser and purifier; pari- brings the sense of thorough, complete purification.