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vīriyasambojjhaṅgoti

vīriyasambojjhaṅga

masculine nominative singular with enclitic iti

1. effort as an element of awakening; energy as a factor of enlightenment

Built from

• vīriya — stem · effort, energy
  From √vīr-, to be strong or courageous. Cognate with Latin vīrīlis (virile, manly) and English virile, both from the same Indo-European root *wer-.
• saṁ — prefix · together, with
  Brings things into one unified state; here denoting the awakening-factor as a cohesive element of enlightenment.
• bodhi — stem · awakening
  From √budh-, to awaken or understand. Cognate with English wit (to know) and German wissen (to know), all from Indo-European *bʰudʰ-.
• aṅga — stem · factor, limb, member
  Denotes a component or aspect; here, a constitutive factor of awakening.
• iti — ending · thus, so-called
  Enclitic particle marking the quoted or emphasized nominal, often used in doctrinal lists and canonical formulae.

Analysis. vīriya (effort, energy) + sambojjhaṅga (factor of awakening), with iti (thus, so-called) as an enclitic particle marking quotation or emphasis—a stock doctrinal term for the second of the seven awakening-factors (sattabojjhaṅgā).

Etymology. Compound of vīriya (from √vīr- to be strong; cognate with Latin vīrīlis, English virile) and sambojjhaṅga (saṁ-bodhi-aṅga, 'together-awaken-factor'; bodhi from √budh- to awaken, cognate with English wit and German wissen). The prefix saṁ- gathers the semantic fields into a unified awakening-factor.

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

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