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vijjācaraṇasampanno

vijjācaraṇasampanna

masc nom sg of vijjācaraṇasampanna (adj)

1. endowed with knowledge and conduct; accomplished in understanding and action; perfect in wisdom and moral conduct

Built from

• vijjā — stem · knowledge, insight
  vi- (apart, discerning) + √jñā (know); the clear knowing that penetrates and separates.
• caraṇa — stem · conduct, action
  Derived from √car (move, walk); the ethical path or way one conducts oneself.
• sam — prefix · together, completely
  Spatial sense of bringing things into one; works like Latin con-.
• pa — prefix · forth, forward
  Intensifying prefix; shows outward manifestation or fulfillment.
• nna — ending · endowed with, full of
  Past participle suffix -na (perfect, fulfilled) with gemination; marks the adjective agreeing with masc nom sg subject in concord.

Analysis. Compound: vijjā (knowledge) + caraṇa (conduct) + sampanna (endowed with). In the canon, vijjācaraṇasampanna is a stock epithet of the Buddha and the Arahant, denoting mastery of both liberating insight (vijjā) and ethical practice (caraṇa).

Etymology. vijjā < vi- (apart, clearly) + √jñā (know) — knowing that discerns and separates true from false; caraṇa < √car (move, walk) — conduct as the path one walks; sampanna < sam- (together) + √pad (reach, fulfill) — brought to completion together.

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

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