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anattamanā

anattamana

masc nom pl of anattamana (adj); fem nom sg of anattamana (adj); fem nom pl of anattamana (adj); nt nom pl of anattamana (adj); …

1. irritated; annoyed; displeased; lit. not own mind

Built from

• an- — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation; blocks or negates the following term. Cognate with English un-, Greek a(n)- (atheist).
• atta — root · self, own
  Skt ātma, cognate with Latin anima "spirit, soul"; represents the reflexive self or one's own essence.
• mana — stem · mind, thinking
  Skt manas; IE *men- "think, be mindful"; cognate with English mind, Latin mens. Denotes mental faculty or the faculty of intention.

Analysis. an- (not) + atta (self, own) + mana (mind); a compound denoting one whose mind is not one's own, i.e. disturbed or alienated from composure.

Etymology. an- (negation prefix, < IE *ne-) + atta (self, < Skt ātma, cognate with Latin anima "spirit, soul"; IE *ent- "being") + mana (mind, < IE *men- "think", cognate with English "mind", Latin mens). The compound expresses loss of mental ownership or control—the characteristic restlessness of one who is no longer master of his own faculties.

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

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