Table des matières

pari

pari-

préfixe (invariable) : litt. autour ; au fig. : complètement, très ; trop, excessivement

Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede

pari- (indecl.) [Idg.*peri to verbal root *per,denoting completion of a forward movement (as in Sk.pṛ2,piparti.to bring across,promote; cp.Vedic pṛc to satisfy,pṛṇāti to fill,fulfill.See also P.para).Cp.Vedic pari,Av.pairi,Gr.pέri,Lat.per (also in adj.per-magnus very great); Obulg.pariy round about,Lith.per̃ through,Oir er- (intensifying prefix),Goth.faír,Ohg.fir,far=Ger.ver-] prefix,signifying (lit.) around,round about; (fig.) all round,i.e.completely,altogether.The use as prep.(with Acc.=against,w.Abl.=from) has entirely disappeared in Pāli (but see below 1a).As adv.“all round” it is only found at J.VI,198 (parī metri causa; combd with samantato).‹-› The composition form before vowels is pariy°,which in combn with ud and upa undergoes metathesis,scil.payir°.Frequent combns with other preps.are pari +ā (pariyā°) and pari+ava (pariyo°); sampari°.Close affinities of p.are the preps.adhi (cp.ajjhesati› pariyesati,ajjhogāhati›pariyogāhati) and abhi (cp.abhirādheti›paritoseti,abhitāpa›paritāpa,abhipīḷita›pari°,abhipūreti›pari°,abhirakkhati›pari°),cp.also its relation to ā in var.combns.– Meanings.1.(lit.) (a) away from,off (cp.Vedic pari as prep.c.Abl.:) °kaḍḍhati to draw over,seduce,°cheda cutting off,restriction,°puñchati wipe off.– (b) all round,round (expld by samantato,e.g.at Vism.271 in pallaṅka):°anta surrounded,°esati search round,°kiṇṇa covered all round (i.e.completely,cp.expln as “samantato ākiṇṇa”),°carati move round,°jana surrounding people,°dhāvati run about,°dhovati wash all round,°paleti watch all round,fig.guard carefully,°bhamati roam about,°maṇḍala circular (round),°sā assembly (lit.sitting round,of sad).– 2.(fig.) (a) quite,completely,very much,kat) ecoxήn:°ādāna consummation,°āpanna gone completely into,°odāta very pure,°osāna complete end,°gūhati to hide well,°toseti satisfy very much,°pūreti fulfil,°bhutta thoroughly enjoyed,°yañña supreme sacrifice,°suddha extremely clean.– (b) too much,excessively (cp.ati° and adhi°):°tāpeti torment excessively,°pakka over-ripe.– A derivation (adv.) from pari is parito (q.v.).On its relation to Sk.pariṣ see parikkhāra.A frequently occurring dialectical variant of pari° is pali° (q.v.).– Note.The expln of P.Commentators as regards pari is “pariggahaṭṭho” Ps.I,176; “paricca” SnA 88; “parito” VvA.316; PvA.33.

Dictionnaire Héritage du Sanscrit, Inria, Gérard Huet (dir.)

pari prép. autour de, environ, au bout de <acc. abl.> — pf. var. parī très, complètement, en abondance, en excès | autour de, opposé à; vers, dans la direction de — cl. autour de, sur | successivement — iic. var. pāri très, en abondance || gr. περι.