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pavivekassa

paviveka

masc dat sg of paviveka (noun); masc gen sg of paviveka (noun); masc dat sg of paviveka (adj); nt dat sg of paviveka (adj); …

1. solitude; seclusion
2. related to solitude; of seclusion

Built from

• pa — prefix · forth, intensifying
  The prefix pa- brings the action of separation into the foreground and out ahead, making it a definite state or quality.
• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  vi- conveys the core imagery of things going in different directions, being put asunder or separated from each other.
• vek/vic — root · separate, distinguish
  The root underlying viveka. The sense is to divide, set apart, discriminate. Cognate with Sanskrit vic- and ultimately IE *weik- 'to separate'.
• a — ending · masculine abstract noun
  The -a ending forms an abstract masculine noun from the root complex, making viveka 'separation' and paviveka 'complete, forward-stepping separation'.

Analysis. pa + viveka; 'complete separation'. pa- (forth, out ahead) + viveka (separation, discrimination), from vi- (apart, asunder) + √vac/vic (to separate, distinguish).

Etymology. From pa- (forward, intensifying) + vi- (asunder, in different directions) + √vac. The prefix vi- conveys the core sense of 'apart, asunder'; pa- steps that forth into a complete state. Sanskrit viveka, 'discrimination, discernment', shares the same root and prefix structure. Related to Latin vic- (to conquer, yield) only superficially; the true root is the IE base *weik- 'to separate, distinguish'.

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

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