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vimuttaṁ

vimutta

past participle (accusative singular neuter) of vimuccati

1. freed
2. liberated
3. released

Built from

• vi- — prefix · apart, asunder
  Indicates the complete undoing or separation of bondage. Works like Latin dis- or Greek dia-.
• mut — root · release, loosen
  From √muc; the concrete image is of untangling or freeing something stuck or bound.
• -ta — ending · past participle
  Forms the adjective meaning 'released' or 'liberated'; here accusative singular neuter.

Analysis. vi- (apart, asunder) + mutta (past participle of muccati, 'to release'): liberation through the untangling or setting-apart of bonds.

Etymology. vi- (apart) + √muc (to release, loosen). √muc is cognate with English 'muck' (to remove, clear away) and Greek myxa (slime, mucus — that which clings and must be cleared). The prefix vi- intensifies the sense of complete release or untangling.

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

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