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ṭhito
ṭhita
masc nom sg of ṭhita (pp)
- stood; stood still
- stationary; stable; stabilized; motionless; immovable; lit. stood
- remained; stayed; was
- founded; based; supported (on); lit. stood
- standing (for); supporting; lit. stood
- situated; standing; remaining (in); lit. stood
- positioned; orientated; lit. stood
Built from
- ṭhā — root · stand, place
The root conveys the concrete image of an object upright and motionless, grounded in place. Related to Sanskrit sthā and English "stand" from the same ancestral root *steh₂-.
- -ta — ending · past participle
The -ta suffix marks the perfective aspect and passive voice, turning the verb into an adjective. Here it describes the state resulting from standing: stabilized, established, remaining in place.
Etymology. Root √ṭhā (Pali ṭhati "stands"; Sanskrit sthā "stands"), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- "to stand, place". Cognates: English "stand", German "stehen", Latin "stāre", Greek "stathēnai" (aorist). The concrete spatial sense "standing upright" extends metaphorically to "stable, founded, remaining in a condition".