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anumodati
pr 3rd sg of anumodati (verb)
- approves (of); appreciates; applauds; is pleased (by); lit. is happy beside
- rejoices in the merit (of); appreciates; gives thanks; lit. is happy beside
Built from
- anu — prefix · along, following
Trails behind or moves alongside. Cognates: Greek ana- in the sense 'along, up through'. Here it marks sympathetic participation in someone else's action.
- mod — root · rejoice, be pleased
The emotional root underlying joy and satisfaction. Related to Sanskrit mud-; distantly cognate with English mood in the sense of emotional disposition.
- a — ending · present stem formant
Marks the present-stem form, connecting the root to person-number endings.
- ti — ending · 3rd singular present
Third-person singular present indicative ending, marking the action as occurring in present time with a single agent.
Analysis. anu- (along, following) + modati (rejoices): literally 'rejoices along with', hence to approve of or appreciate another's action or merit.
Etymology. anu- (following, alongside; cognate with Greek ana- 'along, up through') combines with the root √mud 'to be pleased, rejoice' (related to Sanskrit mud-, and distantly to English mood in its sense of emotional tone). The prefix shifts the meaning from simple joy to sympathetic participation in another's joy or merit.