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garahati

pr 3rd sg of garahati (verb)

1. criticizes; abuses; blames

Built from

• gara — root · blame, censure
  From √ghar, to criticize or find fault with. The concrete image is of seizing or grasping something (a fault) and holding it against someone.
• ti — ending · 3rd sg present
  The thematic present suffix marking third person singular active voice in the present tense.

Etymology. Root √ghar (to blame, censure). Related to Sanskrit gharati and Indo-European *gʰer- (to grasp, grip), which developed in some languages the sense of grasping something against someone—hence blame or censure. The semantic development from physical grasping to verbal condemnation is characteristic of accusatory language across Indo-European.

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

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