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seyyāvasathapadīpeyyaṁ
seyyāvasathapadīpeyya
neuter nominative singular of seyyāvasathapadīpeyya; nominal form derived from seyyāvasatha + padīpeyya
- suitable for illuminating a lodging place
- fit to light up a dwelling
Built from
- seyya — stem · bed, couch
From √śī (sit, lie); related to the verb nisīdati.
- vasatha — stem · dwelling, lodging
From √vas (dwell); cognate with Latin vastus and English waste (a dwelling opens space).
- pa — prefix · forth, out
Forward-moving prefix; here intensifies the sense of lighting or making manifest.
- dīp — root · shine, light
Root meaning to glow or illuminate; the concrete imagery is flame or brightness spreading forth.
- eyya — ending · fit for, suitable
Gerundival suffix indicating fitness or suitability for an action; here 'suitable for lighting.'
Analysis. seyyāvasatha (lodging, sleeping place: seyya 'bed' + vasatha 'dwelling') + padīpeyya (suitable for lighting: from √dīp 'to light' with gerundival suffix -eyya). The compound describes something appropriate as a lamp or light source for a place of rest.