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vinayo
vinaya
masc nom sg of vinaya (noun); aor 2nd sg of vinayi (verb)
- vinaya (masc): discipline; training; lit. leading out
- vinaya (masc): monastic law; code of monastic disciplinary rules; lit. leading out
- vinaya (masc): removal; dispelling (of); lit. leading out
- vinaya (masc): settlement; judgement; verdict; lit. leading out
- vinayi (aor): removed; dispelled; abolished; lit. led away
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- vi — prefix · apart, asunder
Denotes separation and removal; here, the leading-away of defilements or unwanted conduct from the practitioner. Related to dvi "two" and Latin dis-.
- naya — stem · leading, guidance
From √nī "to lead" (cognate with Latin nīdus via nere "to spin, twine", and English nether via sense of downward direction). The Pali noun naya means leadership or management; in compound, it forms the conduct or discipline that "leads away."
- ∅ — ending · nominative singular
Zero ending marks the nominative masculine singular in Pali.
Etymology. vi- (apart, in different directions) + naya (leading, from √nī "lead"). The concrete image is of leading away or drawing apart; applied to the Buddha's discipline as a systematic leading of the monk away from defilements. Sanskrit vinaya; no direct European cognate, but vi- is cognate with Latin dis- (divide) and English two.