cittena

citta

nt instr sg of citta (noun); masc instr sg of citta (adj); nt instr sg of citta (adj); masc instr sg of citta (noun)

mind; heart
thought; intention; idea; lit. mind
decorated; beautiful; adorned
varied; different; diverse
painting; picture; artwork; illusion
name of a lay-disciple; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost layman in giving Dhamma talks; Citta Macchikāsaṇḍika
name of a monk; Citta Hatthisāriputta
name of a lunar month; March-April
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Built from

cit — root · perceive, attend
The root carries the sense of mental activity and noticing. Cognate with Latin citāre (to cite, set in motion) and Sanskrit cit- (to perceive, observe).
a — ending · past participle
Forms the nominal stem, turning the root into a noun or adjective (one that perceives, the perceived, the adorned).

Etymology. Root cit- (to perceive, notice, attend to) with past-participle ending -a. Related to Sanskrit cit- and Latin citāre (to set in motion, cite), reflecting the Indo-European root *keit- (to move, be active). The semantic arc from 'moving attention' to 'mind' and thence to 'decorated' (adorned with attention to beauty) is characteristic of Pali.

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

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