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ābhicetasikānaṁ

ābhicetasika

adjective, genitive plural masculine of ābhicetasika (ābhicetasikānaṁ)

1. intentional
2. willed
3. proceeding from thought

Built from

• ā — prefix · toward
  Reverses motion toward the speaker; here combines with abhi- to intensify directedness.
• abhi — prefix · toward, over
  Facing toward, bearing down on; overlays intensity of intention.
• ceta — root · mind, thought
  From √cit "perceive, think"; refers to cognition and intention.
• -sika — ending · adjectival suffix
  Forms adjectives of quality or relation; here makes "of the mind" into "pertaining to intention".
• -ānaṁ — ending · genitive plural
  Marks possession or relation in the plural; here agrees with a masculine plural noun.

Analysis. ā + abhi + cetasika: ā (toward) + abhi (toward, over) + cetasika (of mind), forming an adjective meaning "directed toward the mind" or "proceeding from intention"; used in the canon especially of kamma (action) motivated by will.

Etymology. Compound of ā + abhi + ceta (mind, thought, from √cit "perceive, think") + -ika (adjectival suffix). The prefix ābhi- combines the reversal sense of ā- with the bearing-down sense of abhi-, directing intention toward an act of will.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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