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byākatañca
byākata
past participle + ca (conjunction)
- answered; replied; lit. made distinct
- taught; defined; explained; lit. made distinct
- stated; declared; announced; lit. made distinct
- answer; reply; lit. made distinct
Built from
- vi — prefix · apart, asunder
Marks the action as clarifying or laying out distinctly. Cognate with dvi (two); works like Latin dis-.
- ā — prefix · toward, until
Reverses the direction of motion or action, bringing the action to a point of completion toward the speaker.
- kar — root · make, do
Cognate with English craft and Latin creare. The root meaning pertains to forming or producing.
- ta — ending · past participle
Marks completed action; here forming the adjective byākata (made distinct, explained, answered).
- ca — ending · and, also
Conjunction joining byākata to the preceding clause; the preceding anusvāra (ṃ) assimilates before it.
Analysis. byākatañca = byākata (past participle) + ca (and, also); the sandhi form byākatañca shows anusvāra (ṃ > ṁ) before ca. Byākata itself is the past participle of byākaroti (speaks out, declares), a desiderative formation from ā + √kar (make).
Etymology. vi + ā + √kar: vi (apart, asunder) + ā (toward, until) + √kar (make, do; cognate with English craft, Latin creare). The spatial compound suggests making something distinct or clear by laying it out apart. Related to Sanskrit vyākaraṇa (grammar, exposition).