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More Secondary Derivatives

More Secondary Derivatives

Today we will look at the other categories of secondary derivatives, starting with possessing, having (atthyattha).

Having & Possessing (atthyatthataddhita)

*a (having, possessing)

       
paññā + *a pañña having wisdom, wise
saddhā + *a saddha having faith, confident
tivijja + *a tevijja having three knowledges
vācā + *a vāca having speech

ika (having, possessing)

       
ābādha + ika ābādhika having sickness
aṭṭhaṅga + ika aṭṭhaṅgika having 8 parts
ekabhatta + ika ekabhattika having one meal a day
jalla + ika jallika having mud, muddy
mālā + ika mālika having garland
maṅgala + ika maṅgalika having auspicious occasion, festivals

ila (having, possessing)

       
kumbha + ila kumbhīla with a pot
pheṇa + ila pheṇila soap plant

ī (having, possessing) agent nouns

       
agāra + ī agārī householder
anuyoga + ī anuyogī practitioner
bhoga + ī bhogī wealthy man
daṇḍa pāṇi + ī daṇḍapāṇī having staff in hand
māyā + (v)ī māyāvī magician
medhā + (v)ī medhāvī wise person

tana (belonging to) adjectives

       
ajja + tana ajjatana belonging to today
purā + tana purātana belonging to ancient
sanaṃ + tana sanantana belonging to ancient
sve + tana svātana belonging to tomorrow

ka (having, possessing)

       
appa itthi + ka appitthika having few women
bahu itthi + ka bahutthika having many women
na cakkhu + ka acakkhuka having no eyes
adhivāsa + ka adhivāsaka having patience
na gandha + ka agandhaka having no scent
anukampā + ka anukampaka having compassion
na pāṇa + ka appāṇaka having no beings

tara (comparative adjectives)

       
abhikkanta + tara abhikkantatara more wonderful
bahu + tara bahutara more
balavant + tara balavatara more powerful
mahanta + tara mahantatara greater, bigger
mahapphala + tara mahapphalatara more fruitful
mala + tara malatara more impure, dirtier
paṇīta + tara paṇītatara more refined
sādu + tara sādutara sweeter
sīgha + tara sīghatara faster

tama (superlative adjectives)

       
ud + tama uttama highest, ultimate
pa + tama paṭhama first; prime

mant (having, possessing, having quality)

       
cakkhu + mant cakkhumant who has vision
dhiti + mant dhitimant resolute, determined
hirī + mant hirīmant conscientious
juti + mant jutimant luminous, radiant
sati + mant satīmant mindful
āyas + mant āyasmant respectable

vant (having, possessing, having quality)

       
bala + vant balavant powerful
bhaga + vant bhagavant fortunate, blessed
bhāga + vant bhāgavant shareholder
cāga + vant cāgavant generous
chidda + vant chiddavant broken, faulty, flawed
guṇa + vant guṇavant virtuous
hima + vant himavant snowy
paññā + vant paññavant wise
suta + vant sutavant learned

sa (having, possessing)

       
loma + sa lomasa hairy
nir āsā + sa nirāsāsa desireless

sī (having, possessing)

       
tapas + sī tapassī ascetic; lit. having burns
yasas + sī yasassī famous

what do you notice about these words?