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haṭṭhapahaṭṭhe

haṭṭhapahaṭṭha

masc acc pl of haṭṭhapahaṭṭha (adj); nt acc pl of haṭṭhapahaṭṭha (adj); masc loc sg of haṭṭhapahaṭṭha (adj); nt loc sg of haṭṭhapahaṭṭha (adj); …

1. elated and thrilled; very pleased

Built from

• haṭṭha — root · pleased, joyful
  Root of uncertain origin, not clearly connected to Indo-European cognates. Used in early Pali for emotional states of joy and contentment.
• pa — prefix · forth, intensifying
  Forward-directed prefix marking intensification or emphasis. Cognate with Greek pro-, Latin pro-, English forth.
• haṭṭha — root · pleased, joyful
  Root repeated for emphatic effect, doubling the sense of elation and thrilled joy.

Analysis. Compound: haṭṭha 'pleased, joyful' + pa-haṭṭha 'very pleased' (pa- intensifying prefix + haṭṭha); the doubling creates a strong emphatic sense of joy and excitement.

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

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