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ṭhite
ṭhita
masc acc pl of ṭhita (pp); nt acc pl of ṭhita (pp); masc loc sg of ṭhita (pp); nt loc sg of ṭhita (pp); …
- stood; stood still
- stationary; stable; stabilized; motionless; immovable; lit. stood
- remained; stayed; was
- founded; based; supported (on); lit. stood
- standing; lit. stood
- standing (for); supporting; lit. stood
- situated; standing; remaining (in); lit. stood
- positioned; orientated; lit. stood
Built from
- ṭhi — root · stand, place
From PIE √sthā; cognate with Latin stāre, English stand, German stehen. The concrete image of stable positioning lies behind ṭhita meaning both 'stood' and 'established, immovable'.
- ta — ending · past participle
Marks the past participle, indicating the state or result of standing: something that has come to stand and remains.
Etymology. Past participle of ṭhahati or causative form from √sthā (Sanskrit √sthā, Latin stāre 'stand', English stand). The root appears in Pali thāna 'place' and Sanskrit sthāna; the ṭh- is a Prakrit development. Related to Greek stasis 'standing' and the PIE root *steh₂-.