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abhiraddho

abhiraddha

masc nom sg of abhiraddha (pp)

1. satisfied; pleased; happy (with); lit. fully pleased

Built from

• abhi — prefix · toward, fully
  Prefix meaning 'toward and over', bearing down on something; here intensifying the sense of satisfaction.
• raddh — root · pleased, satisfied
  Root radh, to please or be satisfied; cognate with Sanskrit radhyate 'succeeds, prospers'.
• a — ending · past participle masculine nominative singular
  Masculine nominative singular ending of the past participle (pp), marking a completed state or quality in the nominative case.

Analysis. abhi + raddha, where raddha is the past participle of radh (to be pleased, to succeed); thus 'fully pleased' or 'thoroughly satisfied'.

Etymology. abhi- (toward, bearing down on) + radh (to please, be satisfied). The prefix abhi- carries its concrete sense of facing and affecting something; radh is cognate with Sanskrit radhyate 'is pleased' and may relate to the semantic field of 'fitting' or 'succeeding'. The word's force is 'pleased to the full measure'.

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

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