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sītodakaṁ

sītodaka

accusative singular neuter of sītodaka (compound noun)

1. cold water
2. cool water
3. a beverage or potion of cooling herbs

Built from

• sīta — stem · cold, cool
  Related to Sanskrit śīta (cold); likely from a root meaning to shrivel or contract, as heat does the opposite. The word carries sensory immediacy in monastic contexts.
• odaka — stem · water
  Sanskrit udaka, from Indo-European *wed- (water, wet). Cognate with English 'water' and Latin 'unda' (wave). A core term in Pali for liquid sustenance and ritual purification.

Analysis. sīta (cold, cool) + odaka (water); in the canon often used as a refreshment offered to ascetics or as a medicinal preparation.

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

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