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suparimadditaṁ

suparimaddita

past participle (nominative singular neuter) of suparimaddati; resolves suparimadditaṁ as nominative/accusative singular neuter

1. thoroughly massaged or rubbed
2. well kneaded
3. completely worked over

Built from

• su- — prefix · well, good
  Prefix of commendation and completeness; from IE *su̯e-, the same root as Greek εὖ eu- (in eulogy, euphemism).
• pari- — prefix · around, completely
  Marks thoroughness and all-sidedness; from IE *peri-, whence Greek περί peri- (perimeter, periphery); spatial sense of surrounding leads to sense of completion.
• maddita — stem · massaged, pressed
  Past participle of √mad (to press, squeeze, knead); depicts the action of working material by hand from all directions.

Analysis. su- (well, good) + pari- (around, all the way round) + maddita (past participle of √mad, to press/rub); the compound intensifies the sense of complete, even massage or compression from all sides.

Etymology. su- (IE *su̯e-, good, whence Greek εὖ eu-) + pari- (IE *peri-, around; whence Greek περί peri- and English perimeter) + √mad (to press, squeeze; related to Sanskrit manthati and possibly Latin madere if from a sense of working something soft or moist). The concrete image is of something thoroughly worked on from all sides until complete softness or evenness is achieved.

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

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