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ārādheyya

ārādheti

opt 3rd sg of ārādheti (verb)

1. satisfies; pleases; appeals (to)
2. wins; obtains; accomplishes; succeeds (in); successfully reaches
3. gets a return
4. invites
5. congratulates

Built from

• ā — prefix · toward
  Reverses the sense of the verb, turning 'accomplish' into 'accomplish toward oneself': to obtain, win, or gain.
• rādh — root · succeed, accomplish, prosper
  Sanskrit radhnoti, from Indo-European *h₂redh- (to arrange, fit, succeed). Cognates include Greek rhuthmos (rhythm, order) and German Rad (wheel, circular order).
• e — ending · 3rd sg present
  Thematic vowel and ending marking 3rd person singular present indicative or optative tense.
• yya — ending · optative marker
  Optative suffix -yya marks the wish or possibility ('may accomplish, should accomplish') in 3rd person singular.

Analysis. ā (toward) + rādheti (succeeds, accomplishes); literally 'accomplishes toward (a goal)', hence gains, obtains, or wins over (someone).

Etymology. Root √radh- (to succeed, accomplish, prosper), cognate with Sanskrit radhnoti and the Indo-European family of 'arrangement, order' (Greek rhuthmos, German Rad 'wheel, order'). The prefix ā- reverses the verb's motion, turning inward accomplishment into attainment-toward-oneself: to draw success toward oneself, to win or obtain.

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

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