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anuṭṭhahāno

anuṭṭhahāna

masc nom sg of anuṭṭhahāna (prp)

1. not making an effort; nor arousing oneself; lit. not standing up

Built from

• an — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation; from a- 'not'. Cognate with English 'un-' and Greek 'a-' (as in atheist).
• ud — prefix · up, out
  Conveys rising or emerging; upward and outward motion. Cognate with English 'out' and German 'aus'.
• ṭhā — root · stand, remain
  Core root meaning to be stationary or establish oneself. Cognates: Sanskrit sthā, Greek stasis 'standing', English 'stand'.
• hāna — ending · present participle
  Marks the present active participle, denoting an ongoing or habitual action; here negated to mean 'not standing up' or 'not making effort'.

Analysis. an- + uṭṭhahāna. The negative prefix an- (not) negates uṭṭhahāna, the present participle of uṭṭhahati (stands up, arises, makes effort). Uṭṭhahāna itself is ud- + √ṭhā (stand), literally 'standing up and out'.

Etymology. From an- (without) + ud- (up, out) + √ṭhā (stand, remain; cognate with Sanskrit sthā, Greek stasis, English stand), via uṭṭhahati. The spatial imagery of ud- (upward and outward) conveys emergence and effort; negating it yields inertia or passivity.

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

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