RE: Vivicca

Hi again Kåre,

After looking a little further, I found two grammatical suttas (Sd 1203 and Kc 598) confirming that √vic is the root of vivicca. Interestingly, Mmd on Kc 598 gives vivecane (investigating, distinguishing MW, not in PED) as the meaning of the root which differs from the Sanskrit one in the Dhātupāṭha I quoted in my earlier message. Mmd also provides a step-by-step analysis of the formation of vivicca. This work dates back to the 10th-11th cent.

Jim