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vagganandī

masc nom sg of vagganandī (adj); masc nom pl of vagganandī (adj); fem nom sg of vagganandī (adj); nt nom pl of vagganandī (adj); …

1. happy about division; pleased with disunity

Built from

• vagg — root · division, split
  From √vaj 'to break asunder'; the concrete image is of breaking or scattering. Cognate with Latin vagus 'wandering, roaming' from the sense of things going in different directions.
• a — ending · nom sg
  Nominative singular thematic vowel, making the abstract root concrete as a noun.
• nandī — stem · one who rejoices
  From √nand 'to rejoice, be pleased' (cognate with Sanskrit nandati). The -ī suffix marks an agent noun; -dī is an alternative nominative singular ending for this type. One who takes delight in something.

Analysis. vagg-a-nandī: vagg(a) 'division, schism' + nand 'to be pleased, rejoice'; lit. 'one who rejoices in division'

Etymology. From vagg(a) 'split, division' (√vaj 'to break, split'; cognate with Latin vagus 'wandering', from the root sense of scattering/separation) + nandī 'one who delights in' (from √nand 'to rejoice'; cognate with Sanskrit nandati, English 'enjoy'). The compound expresses displeasure at monastic unity.

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

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