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sattamanayabhūmiparicchedo
sattamanayabhūmipariccheda
masc nom sg of sattamanayabhūmipariccheda (noun)
- classification of the level of the seventh method
Built from
- sattama — stem · seventh
Superlative of satta (seven), with -ma suffix forming the ordinal. Related to Sanskrit sapta, Indo-European *septṃ (English 'seven', Latin septem, Greek hepta).
- naya — root · method, way
From √nī 'to lead, conduct'; the concrete sense is a way or path one leads through. Sanskrit naya, cognate with English 'nigh' and German 'nah' from Indo-European *nei- 'to lead'.
- bhūmi — root · level, stage, earth
Sanskrit bhūmi 'ground, earth'; from Indo-European *bheuh- 'to grow' (English 'be', Latin fuī, fīō). In doctrinal texts, metaphorically 'stage' or 'realm'.
- pari — prefix · around, completely
pari- (around, all the way round) marks completeness or comprehensive demarcation.
- ccheda — root · cutting, section
From √chid 'to cut'; pariccheda is a cutting-off all around, hence a demarcation, division, or classification section.
- o — ending · nominative singular
The vowel ending marks the nominative singular masculine case of the compound noun.
Analysis. A compound nominal formed from sattama-naya-bhūmi (the level/stage of the seventh method) + pariccheda (demarcation, section). Used in doctrinal texts to designate a section or classification relating to the seventh method or approach in a hierarchical system.