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sabbavedayitāni
sabbavedayita
nt nom pl of sabbavedayita (noun); nt acc pl of sabbavedayita (noun); nt voc pl of sabbavedayita (noun)
- all that is felt; all that is experienced; all feeling
Built from
- sabba — prefix · all, entire
From an inherited root meaning whole or complete; in compounds sabba- means the totality or collectivity of what follows. Related to Sanskrit sarva-.
- veda — root · feel, experience
The root √vyadh (or √vad in weaker grades) means to feel, pierce, or experience sensation. Cognate with English 'weather' and German 'wetten' (to wager), both from sensing or testing.
- yita — ending · past participle (neuter)
The suffix -ita marks the neuter past participle form, yielding vedayita 'felt, experienced'. This converts the verbal action into a noun.
- āni — ending · nominative/accusative/vocative plural neuter
The ending -āni marks nominative, accusative, and vocative plural for neuter nouns in Pali, here attaching to the plural stem sabbavedayita-.
Analysis. sabba- (all) + vedayita (felt, experienced) — a neuter plural collective noun formed from the past participle of the root √vyadh (feel, experience), nominally expressing the totality of sensations or experiences.
Etymology. sabba from Indo-European *sarbho- (whole, entire); vedayita from √vyadh (to feel, pierce, experience), cognate with English weather (originally