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anumodi

aor 3rd sg of anumodi (verb); aor 2nd sg of anumodi (verb)

1. approved (of); appreciated; applauded; was pleased (by); lit. was happy beside

Built from

• anu — prefix · along, after
  Trails behind and follows the primary action; here denotes sympathetic alignment with another's state of pleasure.
• mod — root · be pleased, delight
  From PIE *meudh- 'to move, push'; cognate with Sanskrit muditā 'joy' and English mood. The root captures the emotional movement or stirring of gladness.
• i — ending · aorist singular
  Marks the simple past tense, 3rd and 2nd person singular; here time-indefinite approval or joy expressed as a completed action.

Analysis. anu- (along, following) + modi (past tense of √mud, to be pleased), literally 'was pleased along with' or 'agreed in pleasure with'.

Etymology. anu- 'following, along' (Greek ana- 'along, up through') + √mud 'to be pleased, to delight', from PIE *meudh- 'to push, move vigorously'; cognate with Sanskrit muditā 'joy, gladness' and English mood (in the sense of emotional disposition). The prefix anu- trails behind the primary action, so anumodi marks assent or sympathetic joy following on another's fortune — a key virtue in Buddhist ethics (muditā, 'appreciative joy').

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

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