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bhāsissāmīti

bhāsati

1st person singular future indicative of bhāsati, with iti quotative particle

1. speaks; talks (about); says
2. speaks (for); talks (on behalf of); (comm) speaks (with)
3. shines; radiates
4. illuminates; lights up
5. (of verse) recites; utters; lit. speaks

Built from

• bhās — root · speak, shine
  From PIE *bhās- 'to shine, shine forth'; metaphorically extended to speech as emission of light, radiance issuing forth.
• i — stem · thematic vowel
  Presents the root in thematic conjugation class.
• ss — ending · future marker
  The sibilant infix -ss- marks the simple future tense in Pali.
• ā — ending · 1st person singular
  Primary active ending for first person singular future indicative.
• mi — ending · 1st person singular marker
  Reinforces first person singular; -āmi contracts to mark 'I shall'.
• iti — ending · quotative particle
  Marks reported speech or introduces what is to be said; 'thus', 'saying'.

Analysis. bhāsissāmi + iti: 'he/she will speak' + quotative particle iti ('thus', 'saying'), forming an indirect or reported speech construction; the whole phrase introduces what is about to be spoken or understood.

Etymology. bhāsati < PIE *bhās- 'to shine, shine forth'; cognates include Sanskrit bhāsate 'shines', Latin fax 'torch', English blazon. The root's primary sense 'shine' shifts to 'speak' via the metaphor of voice as radiance — speaking as something bright that issues forth.

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

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