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assāsento

assāsenta

masc nom sg of assāsenta (prp); masc nom pl of assāsenta (prp); masc voc sg of assāsenta (prp); masc voc pl of assāsenta (prp); …

1. comforting; calming; consoling; giving relief (to); soothing; lit. causing to inhale

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• ā — prefix · toward, up to
  Reverses the motion expressed by the root, so causative breathing inward brings ease and relief.
• sās — root · breathe, exhale
  Sanskrit śvas (to breathe, breathe out); underlying the noun śvāsa (breath, respiration). The spatial sense of outward breath becomes inward breathing-in, calming.
• e — ending · present participle
  Masculine nominative/vocative singular or plural of the present participle, marking the agent causing the action.

Etymology. ā + √sas (Sanskrit śvas, breathe; also Sanskrit śvāsa, breath). The prefix ā- reverses the motion of sas, turning outward exhalation inward: thus 'causing to breathe toward/into', hence 'giving relief' or 'soothing'. Cognate with English sigh (from sibilant root expressing breath-sounds) and Latin suspirium.

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

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