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arati

fem nom sg of arati (noun); fem voc sg of arati (noun); fem voc sg of aratī (noun)

1. arati (fem): dissatisfaction; dislike; discontent; aversion; boredom (towards); ennui (with); lit. not delight
2. arati (fem): name of one of the three daughters of Death; lit. non-delight
3. aratī (fem): dissatisfaction; dislike; discontent; aversion; lit. non-delight

Built from

• a — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation. Cognates: English un-, Greek a(n)- (atheist). Here negates the following root.
• rati — root · delight, joy
  From √ram 'to delight, enjoy'. The absence of delight is the positive state of discontent, aversion, or boredom toward sense-pleasures and worldly things.

Etymology. a- (negation prefix, without) + rati (delight, joy). Cognates: English un-; Greek a(n)-. The concrete negation 'not-delight' becomes the abstract state of dissatisfaction or aversion. In the canon, one of Māra's three daughters (alongside Rati 'delight' and Chanda 'desire'), personifying the mental obstacle of discontentment that opposes spiritual progress.

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

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