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vītarāgaṁ

vītarāga

accusative singular masculine of the adjective vītarāga

1. free from passion
2. without lust
3. not afflicted by greed

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Marks complete removal or intensive clarity; related to dvi 'two', works like Latin dis- (divide).
• rāga — root · passion, lust
  From √raj to colour, to be moved with emotion. The concrete image is of the mind's surface stained or coloured by desire.
• ṁ — ending · accusative singular
  Marks the object of a verb or preposition; here used attributively with the sense 'in a state of being free from passion'.

Analysis. vi + tārāga: vi (apart, asunder) + tā + rāga (passion, lust); the prefix vi- marks the complete removal or absence of the quality.

Etymology. vi- (apart, asunder) + rāga (passion, lust, from √raj to colour, to be passionately moved). Rāga is the affective coloring of the mind; vi-rāga is its complete discoloration or cleansing. Related Sanskrit virāga.

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

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