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vimuttacittā

vimuttacitta

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

1. with liberated mind; with emancipated heart

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Marks thorough, complete liberation. The sense of vi- as 'in different directions' becomes 'clarity apart from confusion'.
• muc — root · release, let loose
  Sanskrit mucyate 'is released'; the image is of letting go, setting free.
• ta — ending · past participle
  Forms the adjective 'liberated, released'. Marks completed action.
• citta — stem · mind, heart
  Nominative feminine singular or plural; specifies the seat of liberation as the mind or heart.

Analysis. vi- (apart, asunder) + mutti (liberation, feminine noun) + citta (mind, heart). The compound vimutta- 'liberated' combines vi + mutti; citta specifies the domain of liberation.

Etymology. vimutta: vi- 'apart, asunder' + √muc 'release, let loose' (related to Sanskrit mucyate 'is released'). The prefix vi- marks the thorough, complete character of freedom. Citta 'mind, heart' from *kit- 'to notice, perceive' (cognate with Latin citare 'to rouse, move'; root of German 'Sinn' in its older sense).

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

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