adhivāsanā

adhivāsana

nt nom pl of adhivāsana (noun); nt instr sg of adhivāsana (noun); nt abl sg of adhivāsana (noun); nt voc sg of adhivāsana (noun); …

adhivāsana (nt): enduring; tolerating; withstanding; weathering; lit. causing to live through
adhivāsana (nt): agreeing; consenting; accepting; lit. causing to live through
adhivāsanā (fem): agreeing; consenting; accepting (of); lit. causing to live through
adhivāsanā (nt): by means of enduring; through tolerating; lit. causing to live through

Built from

adhi — prefix · on top of, presiding over
Spatial sense of authority and superintendence; one who stands above and takes charge. Sanskrit adhi carries the same imagery of 'on' or 'above'.
vāsana — stem · dwelling, abiding
Action noun from √vas 'to dwell, live' (Sanskrit vāsana, Latin vāstus related to dwelling places). The concrete sense of 'a place where one dwells' becomes the abstract 'the act of dwelling or abiding'.

Analysis. adhi- (presiding over, taking charge) + vāsana (dwelling, abiding); literally 'causing to dwell/live through', hence 'endurance' or 'consent to remain' in a state or relationship.

Etymology. From adhi- + vāsana (dwelling, from √vas 'dwell'); the prefix adhi- carries its sense of authority and superintendence—one who presides over or takes charge of a dwelling or state. The root √vas (to dwell) is cognate with Latin vāstus and Sanskrit vasa-, and reflects the Indo-European base *wes- 'dwell, lodge'. The compound imagery suggests 'maintaining or enabling continuance', which extends to 'tolerating' and 'consenting'.

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

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