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upapajjamāne

upapajjamāna

masc acc pl of upapajjamāna (prp); nt acc pl of upapajjamāna (prp); masc loc sg of upapajjamāna (prp); nt loc sg of upapajjamāna (prp); …

1. being reborn; re-arising; lit. going towards

Built from

• upa — prefix · near, up close to
  Spatial prefix meaning approach and proximity; works like Latin sub- and Greek hypo-. Here it marks arrival into a new state of existence.
• pajjamāna — stem · going forth, arising
  Present participle stem of pajjati (√pad/paj, go forth, happen). The -mān- infix marks ongoing action in present time.

Analysis. upa- (up close to, near) + pajjati (goes forth); the compound expresses arrival and rebirth in a new existence

Etymology. upa- (approach, nearness; Latin sub-, Greek hypo-) + √pad/paj (go forth, fall; cognate with Latin patiēns 'going through', Greek pathos 'suffering'), intensified by the prefix to mean 'arises anew' or 'is reborn'. In the canon, the present participle denotes the animate process of taking rebirth in a new realm.

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

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