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atidhāvanti

atidhāvati

pr 3rd pl of atidhāvati (verb)

1. overshoots the mark; overreaches; goes too far; goes beyond the limit; lit. runs too far

Built from

• ati — prefix · beyond, past the mark
  Prefix of excess. Carries the spatial sense of going over a boundary into the realm of the excessive or improper.
• dhāv — root · runs, flows
  Root cognate with Sanskrit dhāvati and English "thaw" (PIE *dheu- to flow, rush). Conveys rapid motion or flowing.
• ati — ending · 3rd singular present
  Thematic present ending. Third person singular present indicative active, here extended to plural -anti in the given surface form.

Etymology. ati (beyond, exceeding the mark) + dhāvati (runs, flows). The prefix ati- conveys excess, pushing past a boundary. dhāvati is cognate with Sanskrit dhāvati and English "thaw" (both from PIE *dheu- "to flow"). The compound literally means "runs beyond", applied to transgressing limits or exceeding proper measure.

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

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