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rāgamudacchidā

imperf 3rd sg of rāgamudacchidā (verb)

1. severed desire; cut off passion

Built from

• rāga — root · passion, greed
  The affective color of craving; from PIE *h₂ereǵ- (to seize, reach).
• mud — root · wipe away, rub off
  Related to Sanskrit muc (to release); conveys the sense of wiping clean or removing.
• acchid — root · cut, sever
  From Sanskrit cchid (to cut), cognate with Greek schizein (to split, cut).
• ā — ending · 3rd sg imperative
  The imperative ending directs the command toward a third party or expresses resolute action.

Analysis. rāga (passion, greed) + mud- (root of mudā, to wipe away, rub off) + acchidā (cut, severed); literally 'wipe away passion' or 'cut off greed.' The compound fuses two action roots to express complete eradication of lust.

Etymology. rāga descends from PIE *h₂ereǵ- (to reach, seize), cognate with Sanskrit rañj (to color, dye) and English rouge; mud- is related to Sanskrit muc (to release, loosen); acchid- is from Sanskrit cchid (to cut), akin to Greek schizein (to split).

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

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