Sinhalese sarwa (42)
Clough’s Sinhala English Dictionary says Sinhalese word sarwa refers to “all, whole, and entire.” It is an offshoot of the Tamil root iṟai through the transformation of iṟai > ciṟai > sar > sárva > sarwa. The following words, related to Sinhalese sarwa, also originate from Tamil iṟai.
sarwa-granthika, “(all, knot) root of the long pepper plant, Piper longum.” sarwa-jit, “name of Buddha, the twenty-first year of the cycle; all-subduing, irresistible.” sarwajña, “(all, who knows) name of Buddha, Siva; omniscient, all-wise.” sarwajñatá and sarwajñatájñánaya, “omniscience, as an attribute of Buddha.” sarwajña-ṣásana, “the whole system of Buddhism considered as a prevailing dispensation.” sarwatra, “everywhere in all places; always, at all times.” sarwatraga and sarwatra-gámini, “(always, going) air, wind.” sarwatas, “every way, all round; wholly and entirely.” sarwatápana, “lust, passion; Káma or the god of love.” sarwa-tiktá, “creeper, snake gourd, Trichosanthes anguina.” sarwató-bhadra, “(sarwatas on every side, auspicious) building of a square form with an entrance opposite each point of the compass; carriage of Vishṇu, form of military array; square mystical diagram; whimsical form of verse, so contrived that the tame words and meanings occur whether the line be read backwards or forwards or in several other directions; margosa tree, Azadirachta indica.” sarwatóbhadrá, “timber tree, Gmelina arborea.” sarwathá, “always, by all means; assuredly, certainly.” sarwa-darṣin, “(who sees) name of Buddha.” sarwa-daratha, “passion, lust.” sarwadá, “always, at all times.” sarwa-duḥkhakshaya, “final emancipation from existence, Nirwáṇa.” sarwadhárί, “(dhara to hold) the twenty-second year of the cycle.” sarwa-bhuma, “universal emperor, lord paramount of the whole world.” sarwamaya, “general, universal, comprehending.” sarwa-rasa, “resin, exudation of the pine or hal tree.” sarwalá, “(all, lú to cut) iron crow.” sarwa-lókanátha, “name of Buddha.” sarwa-saṇháraka, “compounded of all perfumes, precious oil.” sarwa-siddhi, “bael tree, Aegle marmelos.” sarwáńgaya, “whole body.” sarwánubhúti, “bind-weed, Ipomoea turpethum.” sarwártaka, “fabulous gem which bestows everything desired by its possessor.” sarwártha-siddha, “(sarwa and artha meaning, wealth, etc. who completes) name of Buddha.” sarwáwasara, “(sarwa and awasara cessation) midnight.” sarwéswara, “(sarwa and íṣwara lord) name of Ṣiva.” sarwópadhi, “all the incidents or circumstances of existence, as passion, ignorance, etc.” saw, “Elu form of sarwa, all; scholar, derived from ṣráwaka.” sawné, “everything that can be known.” sawnédat, “one acquainted with everything that can be known, or is fit to be known.” sawsata, “every living being or every science.” sawsiri, “all prosperity.” haw, see saw. sawana, “(all, who knows) name of Buddha; sacrifice, any ceremony in which offerings and oblations are presented; ear, Elu form of sarwajña.” hátpasa, “particle signifying circumjacency, around, about; completion, entirely, completely.”