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saparikkhāro

saparikkhāra

masc nom sg of saparikkhāra (adj); masc nom sg of saparikkhāra (noun)

1. with prerequisite; with requisite condition; with necessary requirement
2. one's own requisites

Built from

• sa- — prefix · with, together
  Variant of sam- (things brought into one); from Indo-European *som-, same root as English 'same' and Latin similis.
• pari- — prefix · around, completely
  Expresses going all the way round; cognate with Greek perí and the English prefix peri-; here signals completeness of provision.
• khār — root · drag, carry, prepare
  Concrete sense of dragging or bearing; here means to prepare or furnish.
• -a — ending · nominalizer
  Forms a noun (requisites, equipment) or adjective stem from the verbal root.

Analysis. sa- (with) + parikkhāra (requisites, equipment); literally 'with-requisites', a descriptive compound expressing the presence of necessary provisions or prerequisites.

Etymology. sa- is the prefix form of sam- (together, with; from Indo-European *som-, cognate with English 'same', Latin similis, Greek homos-); parikkhāra derives from pari- (around, all the way round, expressing completeness; from Indo-European *peri-, cognate with Greek perí, English 'perimeter') + √khār (to drag, carry, prepare), so 'complete preparation' or 'requisites gathered all around'.

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

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