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āgacchasi

āgacchati

pr 2nd sg of āgacchati (verb)

1. comes (to); arrives (at); reaches; lit. comes here
2. comes along; approaches; lit. comes here
3. comes back; returns (to); lit. comes here
4. comes out; flows out; lit. comes here
5. happens; befalls; occurs (to); lit. comes here

Built from

• ā — prefix · toward
  Directional prefix reversing the motion of the root; turns "going" into "coming here". The concrete sense of approach toward the speaker underlies the figurative meanings of arrival and occurrence.
• gacch — root · go
  From Indo-European √gə- (step, go); cognate with English go and Latin gradior (walk, step).
• a — ending · 3rd sg present
  Present indicative thematic ending; in this context marks 2nd person singular (āgacchasi).
• si — ending · 2nd sg
  Second person singular present indicative marker, replacing the 3rd singular -ti.

Etymology. ā- (toward the speaker, reversing the direction of √gam) + √gacch- (go). The prefix ā- turns the simple motion verb gacchati "goes away" into āgacchati "comes toward", bringing the action back to the speaker's perspective. Cognate with Sanskrit ā-gacchati and Latin agō (drive, lead).

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

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