AprARya
āprāṇya , adj. (possibly read apr°? corresp. to Pali apaṇṇa-ka, q.v. in CPD ; cf. apaṇṇakaṅga, CPD unique or universal factor ; etymology unknown), perfect , in āprāṇyāṅga, of perfect qualities : Mmk 57.(15—)16 (see Lalou, Iconographie , p. 22 ) (nihitaṃ tu tato kṛtvā dhūpayet karpūradhūpanaiḥ; read with Lalou ) āprāṇyāṅga-samutthaṃ vā ( Lalou , ou avec un produit sans parcelles vivantes , etymologizing as from a-prāṇa) kuṅkumacandanādibhiḥ. The evident correspondence between our word and Pali apaṇṇa(ka) makes Lalou ʼs interpretation hardly possible. Our word is a secondary hyper- Sktism , but the history of it remains quite unknown.