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disvā

absolutive

1. having seen; having understood; having found out

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• dis — root · see, look at
  The concrete sense is 'point out' or 'show'—to direct perception toward something. Cognate with Sanskrit dṛś, Latin dīcere (in the sense 'show'), and Greek deiknýnai (show, point out).
• vā — ending · absolutive marker
  The absolutive suffix marks a completed action that occurs before or simultaneously with the main verb, expressing the logical sequence of events without a finite subject.

Etymology. From √dis (see, look at; cognate with Sanskrit dṛś, Latin dīcere in the sense 'point out', Greek deiknýnai 'show'). The root-stem dis- + absolutive suffix -vā marks completed action prior to the main verb.

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

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