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chaḍḍetvā

absolutive of chaḍḍeti

1. having thrown away; having discarded; having tossed aside; having abandoned

Built from

• cha- — root · throw, cast
  Reduplication or gemination of the root √chad, creating intensive force: 'to throw away forcefully'.
• ḍḍe — stem · throw (verb stem)
  Intensified stem form, likely from gemination of the root consonant to mark repeated or forceful action.
• -tvā — ending · having done (absolutive)
  The absolutive suffix marks a completed action that precedes or enables the main verb, expressing anterior time.

Analysis. chaḍḍe-tvā: the absolutive suffix -tvā marks a completed action preceding the main verb; chaḍḍeti is itself built from the root √chad 'throw, cast' with frequentative or intensive doubling.

Etymology. √chad 'to throw, cast, cover' is cognate with Sanskrit chad- and ultimately with Proto-Indo-European *kat- 'to throw, strike'; the reduplication and gemination (ch- from the root + -aḍḍ-) creates an intensive sense 'to throw away repeatedly or forcefully'. English 'cast' and Latin 'cadere' (to fall) share the same Proto-Indo-European root, though Pali's 'throwing' sense is more direct.

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

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