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ubhatobyūḷhaṁ

ubhatobyūḷha

adjective, accusative singular neuter; or past participle (alternative form: ubhatobyūḷhena in instrumental). The form appears to be a variant or rare spelling; standard attestation is ubhatobhāga or similar.

1. on both sides
2. divided in two
3. twofold

Built from

• ubhato — prefix · both
  Adverbial form of ubha (both); from Indo-European *ambo-, same root as Latin ambo and English both.
• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Indicates separation or division in different directions; here intensifying the sense of two-fold division.
• ūḷh — root · draw, pull
  The root √ūh means to draw or pull apart; here in past participle form, showing the state of being drawn or separated.
• a — ending · masculine/neuter stem-forming
  Stem-forming vowel; the following -m marks accusative singular neuter or is part of the sandhi contraction with following enclitic.

Analysis. ubhato (from ubha, "both") + byūḷha (past participle of vi- + √ūh, "drawn apart, separated"). Literally: "both drawn asunder", describing something divided or extending in both directions.

Etymology. ubha < Indo-European *ambo- (Sanskrit ubhau, Latin ambo, English both). The prefix vi- (apart, asunder) + ūḷh (to draw, pull) conveys the sense of separation or extension in opposite directions. The compound expresses duality with the sense of opposing or complementary division.

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

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