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āpajjatīti
āpajjati
3rd person singular present indicative + quotative particle iti
- āpajjati (pr): comes to; experiences; gets (pleasure); suffers (pain); meets (with)
- āpajjati (pr): arouses; exhibits; produces; brings into being
- āpajjati (pr): engages in
- āpajjati (pr): (of an offence) commits; falls into
- āpajjati (pr): causes; effects
- āpajjati (pr): enters into a state or condition; becomes
- āpajjati (pr): (logic) to follow logically
- āpajjati (pr): achieves; reaches; attains
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Built from
- ā — prefix · toward, up to
Marks motion toward the speaker or inward approach; here, reaching a state or condition. Cognate with Sanskrit ā.
- pajj — root · reach, undergo, attain
The verbal root indicating arrival, reaching a state, or falling into a condition. Related to Latin pangere 'to fix, fasten' in the sense of arriving at a fixed point.
- a — stem · present stem marker
Thematic vowel of the present system, forming the present stem.
- ti — ending · 3rd singular present
Third person singular present indicative ending, here appearing as ī before the quotative particle.
- iti — ending · quotative particle
Marks reported speech or introduces a quotation; contracts with the preceding ī to īti.
Analysis. āpajjatī + iti: the verb āpajjati in 3rd singular present (āpajjatī) + iti (quotative particle 'thus, saying'). The ī of āpajjatī and initial i of iti contract to īti in the surface form. Used to mark reported speech or to set off a quoted word or phrase.
Etymology. ā + √pajj: ā (toward the speaker, approach) + √pajj (to reach, attain, undergo). The root pajj is related to Sanskrit praj- and ultimately to Latin pangere 'to fasten, fix' (via the sense of reaching or arriving at a fixed point); the prefix ā reverses the direction of motion inward.