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anuvitakketi
pr 3rd sg of anuvitakketi (verb)
- ponders (over); reflects (on); rethinks; reconsiders
Built from
- anu — prefix · along, following
The prefix marks movement or attention trailing after, following the track of a thought or line of reasoning. Cognate Greek ana- in the sense 'along, up through'.
- vi — prefix · apart, asunder
This prefix intensifies and clarifies the root takk-, making it 'think through', 'think apart into details'. Cognate with Latin dis- (divide).
- takk — root · think, deliberate
The root denotes deliberation and reasoning. Cognate Sanskrit tarkati 'reasons'; the root is related to English 'talk' in the sense of speaking out thought.
- e — ending · 3rd singular present
The ending -e marks third person singular present indicative in Pali, showing the action as occurring now from the subject's perspective.
- ti — ending · 3rd singular present
The ending -ti is an alternative 3rd singular present marker in Pali verb conjugation.
Analysis. anu- (along, following) + vitakketi (thinks, deliberates); the prefix anu- marks the mind following or dwelling upon a thought in succession, turning it over repeatedly.
Etymology. anu- (following along; cognate Greek ana- 'along, up through') + √takk- (to think, cognate Sanskrit tarkati 'reasons', tarka 'reasoning'). The root takk- is related to English 'talk' and Latin 'tonāre' in the sense of 'speak forth thought'. The prefix anu- adds the sense of deliberation along a line of reasoning, following thought to its end.