Pariya [either short form of pariyāya, or gerund of pari + ī substantivised (for the regular form paricca) representing an ending -ya instead of -tya. — Buddhaghosa at Vism 409 takes pariya as neuter, but seems to mix it with the idea of a present participle by defining it as "pariyātī ti pariyaṃ, paricchindatī ti attho"] encompassing fathoming, comprehending (as gerund); penetration, understanding (as noun). Only in phrase ceto-pariya-ñāṇa knowledge encompassing heart or mind (cf. phrase cetasā ceto paricca) D II 82 f. (v.l. °āya); III 100 (v.l. °āye); Sv I 223 (corresponds with pubbe-nivāsa-ñāṇa); with which alternates the phrase indriya-paro-pariya-ñāṇa in same meaning (see indriya compounds and remark on paropariya) Ja I 78. — See also pariyatta 1 pariyatti, pariyāya 3, and compounds of ceto.
(masc, masc, in comps, abbrev of pariyāya) encompassing; surrounding; comprehending Construction: pari + [y] + √i > āy + *a pariyāya > pariya