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daṇḍatajjitā

daṇḍatajjita

masc nom pl of daṇḍatajjita (adj); fem nom sg of daṇḍatajjita (adj); fem nom pl of daṇḍatajjita (adj); nt nom pl of daṇḍatajjita (adj); …

1. threatened with a stick; threatened with punishment; lit. frightened with a stick

Built from

• daṇḍa — root · stick, rod
  From PIE *dent- (tooth, pointed object); cognate with English dental, Latin dens. Concretely a stick or rod used for punishment or driving.
• tajjita — stem · frightened, scared
  Past participle of tajjati (be afraid, shrink). The -ita ending marks completed state or condition. Conveys the sense of being frightened or intimidated.

Analysis. daṇḍa (stick, rod) + tajjita (frightened, scared); literally 'frightened with a stick', figuratively 'threatened with punishment'.

Etymology. daṇḍa derives from PIE *dent- (tooth, tine, pointed thing; see English dental, Latin dens); tajjita is the past participle of tajjati, from √taj (be afraid, flee), related to Sanskrit tajati. The compound expresses the concrete image of intimidation by a rod or staff.

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

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