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adhivāsesi
adhivāseti
pr 2nd sg of adhivāseti (verb); aor 3rd sg of adhivāsesi (verb); aor 2nd sg of adhivāsesi (verb)
- adhivāseti (pr): agrees; consents (to); accepts; lit. causes to live through
- adhivāseti (pr): endures; tolerates; weathers; lit. causes to live through
- adhivāseti (pr): waits for; lit. causes to live through
- adhivāsesi (aor): agreed; consented (to); accepted; lit. caused to live through
- adhivāsesi (aor): endured; tolerated; lit. caused to live through
- adhivāsesi (aor): waited for; lit. caused to live through
Built from
- adhi — prefix · on top of, presiding over
Spatial prefix meaning 'above, in charge of'. Over time, this concrete sense of 'being positioned above' shifted to metaphorical meanings of authority, oversight, or sustained engagement.
- vās — root · dwell, stay, live
√vas (Sanskrit vasa-) means to live or remain in a place. English cognate: "was" (Old English wæs, related to the Indo-European root *wes- 'dwell'). The root carries the sense of remaining or persisting.
- e — stem · causative marker
The -e- infix creates the causative stem, turning √vas 'dwell' into vāseti 'causes to dwell' or 'makes dwell'.
- si — ending · 2nd/3rd singular aorist
The aorist ending -si marks either 2nd person singular ('you endured') or 3rd person singular ('he/she/it endured') in past tense.
Analysis. adhi- (on top of, presiding over) + vāseti (causes to dwell, from √vas
Etymology. adhi- (on top of, preside over) + √vas (dwell, stay): to preside over one's dwelling or station, hence 'endure in place' or 'abide through'. The prefix adhi- carries its spatial sense of 'on top of' into the figurative sense of 'taking charge of' or 'maintaining'. Sanskrit adhivāsayati shows the same formation.