1. I think you are under the impression that “Avyakata” implies “no defilements.” That is not correct.
- Even a “vipaka vinnana” that arises at the beginning of a sensory event is defiled.
- See “Is Cakkhu Viññāṇa Free of Defilements?“
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2. You wrote: “The Pāli saṃ- (Sanskrit: sam-) is a very old Indo‑Aryan prefix.”
- There is no root with “saṃ” in Pāli. It is only in Sanskrit.
- However, many words with the root “san” are sometimes pronounced as “saṃ” because they rhyme better that way. For example, “sammā,” which comes from “saṅ” + “mā,” which means “to become free of saṅ.”
- See “What is “San”? Meaning of Sansāra (or Saṃsāra).”
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3. You wrote: “khāra (to make) → saṅ‑khāra → “things made together, compounded, constructed”
- Not correct.
- See #5 through to the end in “What is “San”? Meaning of Sansāra (or Saṃsāra).” Many “san” words are discussed there.
