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abhisandeyya

abhisandati

opt 3rd sg of abhisandati (verb); opt 3rd sg of abhisandeti (verb)

1. abhisandati (pr): flows; streams
2. abhisandeti (pr): fills up; fills to the brim; overflows; drenches; lit. causes to overflow

Built from

• abhi — prefix · toward, over
  Bearing down on something, facing it directly. Cognate with Latin ob- (observe, obtain).
• sand — stem · flow, stream
  From √sad meaning to sit, settle, or flow (related to English sit, Latin sedēre). The -n- is a connecting element in the present stem sandati.
• a — ending · 3rd sg optative
  The optative mood ending -a marks the 3rd person singular, expressing what might or should happen.

Analysis. abhi- (toward, over) + sandati (flows), literally 'flows toward or over'; the optative expresses potential or wish.

Etymology. abhi- (toward, bearing down on; Latin ob-) + √sad (sit, settle, flow; cognate with English sit, Latin sedēre). The prefix abhi- conveys the sense of motion toward and over a surface, so abhisandati combines the downward or forward flowing sense of sad with the directed intensity of abhi-.

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

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