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vīmaṁsakena

vīmaṁsaka

instrumental singular masculine of vīmaṁsaka (adjective)

1. by scrutiny
2. by examination
3. by analysis
4. thoughtfully

Built from

• vi- — prefix · apart, asunder
  Intensifying prefix suggesting detailed, thorough examination by breaking down into parts.
• maṁs — root · ponder, think
  Root meaning to consider, weigh, or examine mentally. Cognate with English 'muse'.
• -ka — ending · agent/characteristic
  Agential suffix forming an adjective meaning 'one who examines' or 'examining/scrutinizing'.
• -ena — ending · instrumental
  Instrumental case ending indicating the means or manner by which something is done.

Analysis. vi + maṁs (root maś, 'to ponder'): seeing apart, examining in detail; the agential -aka suffix forms an adjective meaning 'one who examines' or 'examining'.

Etymology. vi- (apart, asunder) + √maś (to think, ponder) = examining apart, investigating thoroughly. The prefix vi- originally spatial ('apart') carries its intensifying sense here, suggesting the clarity that comes from breaking something down into its parts. Related to English 'muse' and Sanskrit mantrayate 'confers'.

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

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