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byākarissati
byākaroti
fut 3rd sg of byākaroti (verb)
- byākarissati (fut): will explain; will define; will describe
- byākaroti (pr): answers; replies (to); lit. makes distinct
- byākaroti (pr): explain; defines; describes; lit. makes distinct
- byākaroti (pr): states; declares; announces; lit. makes distinct
Built from
- vi — prefix · apart, asunder
Marks clarity and discrimination—things seen distinctly when separated. Works like Latin dis- (divide).
- ā — prefix · toward, up to
Reverses the direction of motion verbs, bringing the action back or forward into the present moment.
- kar — root · make, do, create
Cognate with Latin creare and Greek krainein. The root sense is to bring into being or bring forth.
- issa — ending · future marker
Pali's characteristic future formant; marks the action as yet to happen.
- ti — ending · 3sg indicative
Third person singular present/future ending; indicates the subject acts alone in this tense.
Analysis. vi + ā + √kar + issa + ti: 'separating-and-towards' + 'make/do' + future marker + 3sg ending. The prefix-pair vi-ā intensifies the sense of making distinct or clear, as if drawing things apart so they stand evident.
Etymology. vi (apart, asunder) + ā (toward, up to) + √kar (make, do; cognate with Latin creare 'create', Greek krainein 'accomplish'). The concrete image is of separating out and bringing forward into clarity, hence 'to explain' or 'answer distinctly'.