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virāganissitaṁ

virāganissita

accusative singular neuter of virāganissita (adjective)

1. dependent on dispassion
2. supported by non-attachment
3. grounded in freedom from craving

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Separates or scatters; here dissolving the unified force of craving into freedom from it.
• rāga — root · craving, passion
  Cognate with English 'rage'. In Buddhist psychology, the fuel of saṃsāra; virāga is its cessation.
• nis — prefix · out of, away from
  Spatial sense of removal or emergence; creates the sense of leaning away from or escaping into.
• sita — stem · leaning, inclined
  From √sī (sit, lean); indicates a state of resting upon or depending on. Here: inclining toward the absence of craving.
• aṁ — ending · accusative singular neuter
  Marks the direct object or accusative case in singular neuter form.

Analysis. virāga (freedom from craving, dispassion) + nis (out of, away from) + sita (leaning, inclined toward). The compound means 'leaning away from craving' or 'resting upon the abandonment of greed and hatred'.

Etymology. virāga: vi- (apart, asunder) + rāga (craving, lust; cognate with English 'rage'). The prefix vi- suggests that rāga is scattered, dissolved. nissita: nis- (out of, away from) + √sī (sit, lean). Spatial sense: leaning or inclining toward a state; here, inclining toward the absence of craving.

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

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