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anurahoti

anuraho

indeclinable (anurahoti is the locative/absolutive form; anuraho is the stem)

1. privately; secretly

Built from

• anu- — prefix · along after, following
  Trailing movement; Sanskrit anu-, Greek ana- 'along, up through'. Here it conveys stealthy following or accompaniment.
• raho — root · hide, conceal
  From √ruh 'to obstruct, hide'; the sense of secrecy and darkness. Related to Sanskrit rudhira (blood as hidden within), ultimately the sense of flowing obstruction.

Analysis. anuraho (indeclinable adverb meaning 'secretly') + iti (quotative particle 'thus, so'), forming a postpositional phrase modifying verbs of action and speech to indicate covert or concealed manner.

Etymology. anu- ('along after, following the track of') + raho (from √ruh 'to hide, conceal'; Sanskrit rudhira 'blood', from the sense of flowing hidden), giving 'following along in concealment' — the prefix anu- suggests moving stealthily in the wake of something, reinforced by raho's root sense of secrecy and obstruction.

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

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