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anuddhatā
anuddhata
masc nom pl of anuddhata (pp); fem nom sg of anuddhata (pp); fem nom pl of anuddhata (pp); nt nom pl of anuddhata (pp); …
- not arrogant; not pompous; not puffed up with pride; lit. not carried up
- not agitated; calm; unruffled; lit. not carried up
Built from
- an- — prefix · not, without
Plain negation. The prefix an- (before vowels of a-) blocks the following sense.
- ud- — prefix · up, out, upward
Concrete imagery of lifting or rising. Cognate with English 'out', German 'aus'. When combined with √dhā, suggests being carried up or inflated.
- dhā — root · place, put, hold
Sanskrit dhā and Greek tithenai 'place'; fundamental notion of positioning in space. Here, 'carried' or 'held aloft'.
- -ta — ending · past participle
Marks a completed action. The form uddhata means 'lifted up, carried up'; an-uddhata negates this state.
Etymology. an- (prefix, not) + uddhata (past participle of ud- + √dhā, carried up, lifted up). The concrete image is of being lifted up with pride or agitation; anuddhata negates this elevation, leaving the mind settled and humble. Cognate with English 'up' in the prefix ud-.