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attamanā

attamana

masc nom pl of attamana (adj); fem nom sg of attamana (adj); fem nom pl of attamana (adj); nt nom pl of attamana (adj); …

1. pleased; happy; delighted; elated; lit. own mind

Built from

• atta — root · own, self
  From Indo-European *et-mo- (self, one's own). Cognates: Sanskrit ātman (self, soul), English auto-, Greek autos (self). The sense is reflexive identity.
• mana — root · mind, thought
  From √man (to think, measure). Cognates: English mind, Latin mens (mind), Sanskrit manas (mind). The root refers to the faculty of mental activity and intention.

Analysis. atta (own, self) + mana (mind); literally 'own-minded', hence pleased, having one's own mind settled

Etymology. atta from ātman- (Sanskrit ātman, self, soul; cognate with English 'auto-', Greek autos); mana from √man (think, mind; cognate with English 'mind', Latin mens, Sanskrit manas). The compound expresses the state of one whose mind is centered on itself, undivided — contentment.

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

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