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anumodāmīti

anumodati

3rd person singular present indicative of anumodati

1. approves (of); appreciates; applauds; is pleased (by); lit. is happy beside
2. rejoices in the merit (of); appreciates; gives thanks; lit. is happy beside

Built from

• anu — prefix · along, after
  Following the track of; creates a sense of sympathetic participation or approval that trails the action of another.
• mod — root · be pleased, nod
  The root sense is nodding approval or being pleased; Sanskrit muda 'joy' and possibly distantly mood (the state of feeling).
• ā — prefix · toward, up to
  Reverses and completes the verb sense, turning the approval toward the speaker or into a completed state.
• mi — ending · 1st sg. present
  Marks first person singular present indicative; the speaker affirms their own approval.

Analysis. anumodāmīti = anumodāmi (1st sg. pres. ind.) + iti (quotative particle 'thus'); the surface form shows the first person singular present anumodāmi used as a reported speech verb.

Etymology. anu- (along, following after) + √mod (to be pleased, to nod approval — related to Sanskrit muda 'joy', and distantly to English mood). The prefix anu- casts the verb as sympathetic participation: 'being pleased along with' someone's merit or action.

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

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