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sikkhāsājīvasamāpanno
sikkhāsājīvasamāpanna
masc nom sg of sikkhāsājīvasamāpanna (adj)
- undertaken the training and lifestyle; engaged in the practice and precepts (of)
Built from
- saṁ — prefix · together, completely
Brings multiple elements into a unified whole; the concrete sense of things gathered in one place becomes the abstract sense of completeness or integration.
- ā — prefix · toward, up to
Reverses the direction of √pad; transforms 'place' into 'undertake' or 'assume'. Cognate with Sanskrit ā.
- pad — root · place, undertake
Cognate with Latin pes, English foot—the foot as the basis of placement and agency. The past participle āpanna means 'undertaken' or 'assumed'.
- āpanna — stem · undertaken, assumed
Past participle of ā + √pad, used adjectivally to modify sikkhā and sājīva.
- sikkhā — stem · training, discipline
From √sikh 'to learn'; in the canon, refers to the threefold training (tisikkhā): moral conduct, mental discipline, and wisdom.
- sājīva — stem · with livelihood
Compound of sa 'with' + jīva 'life'; refers to the material and social conditions of practice.
- a — ending · masculine nominative singular
Marks the masculine singular nominative of the adjective, agreeing with a noun in the nominative case.
Analysis. saṁ + ā + √pad (undertake, take on) + sikkhā (training) + sājīva (livelihood), thus 'undertaken together with training and livelihood'—a compound of five elements bound by the prefix saṁ and the past participle āpanna.
Etymology. saṁ (together, completely) + ā (toward, up to) + √pad (to place, undertake—cognate with Latin pes 'foot', English foot as the basis of placement) + sikkhā (training, discipline, from √sikh 'to learn') + sājīva (with livelihood, from sa 'with' + jīva 'life').