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saṅkiliṭṭhaṁ

saṅkilissati

accusative singular masculine past participle (saṅkilissati); resolved to saṅkilissati 'becomes soiled, becomes defiled'

1. becomes defiled
2. becomes soiled
3. becomes corrupted

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together, completely
  Intensifies the verb, bringing things into one state of defilement; creates the sense of thorough or complete corruption.
• kilis — root · defile, soil
  To make foul or unclean; related to Sanskrit kilbiṣa 'sin, fault'.

Analysis. saṁ (together) + kilissati (becomes defiled); the prefix intensifies the verb's sense of defilement

Etymology. √kilis- 'to defile', related to Sanskrit kilbiṣa 'sin, fault'; the prefix saṁ- adds the sense of complete or thorough defilement. Cognate with Latin culpa 'fault'.

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

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