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aṭṭhāsi

aor 3rd sg of aṭṭhāsi (verb); aor 2nd sg of aṭṭhāsi (verb)

1. stood; stayed; remained
2. remained; persisted; continued; lit. stood

Built from

• a — prefix · perfective marker
  The a- marks the aorist tense, showing completed action in past time. This is a tense formant, not a spatial prefix.
• ṭṭhā — root · stand, remain
  √ṭhā (also sthā in Sanskrit) carries the concrete image of standing upright and firm, which becomes the ground for meanings of remaining, persisting, and abiding in the doctrinal sense of steadfastness (e.g. appamādo ṭhito, standing firm in heedfulness).
• si — ending · 2nd sg aorist
  The ending -si marks second-person singular in the aorist tense, addressing one person for a single past action.

Etymology. From √ṭhā (stand, remain), cognate with Sanskrit sthā, Greek stásis (standing, position), Latin status; the root expresses the concrete image of standing upright and stationary, which extends to persistence and abiding. The aorist stem aṭṭhā- shows the characteristic Pali vowel gradation and reduplication of this strong perfective.

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

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