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vinaya

masc voc sg of vinaya (noun); nt voc sg of vinaya (noun); imp 2nd sg of vinayati (verb); reflx aor 1st sg of vinayi (verb)

1. vinaya (masc): discipline; training; lit. leading out
2. vinaya (masc): monastic law; code of monastic disciplinary rules; lit. leading out
3. vinaya (masc): removal; dispelling (of); lit. leading out
4. vinaya (masc): settlement; judgement; verdict; lit. leading out
5. vinayati (pr): removes; dispels; lit. leads away
6. vinaya (nt): vinaya rule; precept; lit. leading out
7. vinayi (aor): removed; dispelled; abolished; lit. led away

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Marks intensive clarity and separation—things sorted into different directions. Cognate with Greek dis- and Latin dis- (divide, distinguish).
• naya — stem · leading, carrying
  Derived from √nī (nayati, to lead, conduct). The same root appears in Latin dūcere and English "lead" (Indo-European *deuk-). Concrete image: the guide who brings people forward along a path.

Etymology. vi- (apart, asunder) + √nī (lead, carry): literally "leading apart" or "leading out". The prefix vi- conveys the sense of distinguishing, clarifying, or removing—things sorted apart. Related to Latin dūcere (lead) and English "lead" via Indo-European *deuk-. The concrete image of leading something away from a confused mass (vi-) and out of harm (nī-) becomes the abstract discipline of distinguishing and settling: the Buddha's Vinaya removes confusion and misconduct by leading the monastic community toward clarity.

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

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