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samudayavayadhammānupassī
masc nom sg of samudayavayadhammānupassī (adj); masc nom pl of samudayavayadhammānupassī (adj); fem nom sg of samudayavayadhammānupassī (adj); nt nom pl of samudayavayadhammānupassī (adj); …
- seeing the arising and disappearance of phenomena; (or) contemplating the nature of arising and disappearance
Built from
- sam — prefix · together, collectively
Brings elements into unity; cognate with English 'same' and Latin similis.
- ud — prefix · up, out, arising
Motion upward and outward; cognate with English 'out' and German 'aus'. Here captures the sense of phenomena emerging into manifestation.
- ay — root · go, pass
√ay/√i 'go'; vaya (disappearance, dissolution) is the verbal noun from this root, expressing the natural passing away of conditioned things.
- dhamma — stem · phenomenon, thing, nature
From √dhar- 'hold, support'; the substrate of experience. In plural or as modifier, refers to all conditioned phenomena (saṅkhāra).
- anu — prefix · along, following, after
Signals sequential observation and intimate tracking; cognate with Greek ana- 'along, through'. Meditation follows the track of phenomena.
- pass — root · see, observe
√pass- 'see, perceive'; ānupassī (one who observes) is an agent noun formed with suffix -in, nominalized. The compound emphasizes clear, direct insight into the impermanent nature of all things.
Analysis. sam-udaya-vaya-dhamma-ānupassī: a compound nominalized adjective. sam- (together) + √ud