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hitāya
hita
fem instr sg of hita (pp); masc dat sg of hita (pp); fem dat sg of hita (pp); nt dat sg of hita (pp); …
- hita (pp): beneficial; good; advantageous; lit. placed
- hita (masc): benefactor; friend; good person
- hita (nt): welfare; good; benefit (of); blessing; lit. placed
- hitāya (nt): beneficial; advantageous (for); lit. for the benefit
- hita (pp): put; placed
Built from
- hi — root · place, put
From √dhā. The initial /d/ is lost in Pali sound change. Concrete sense: 'placing something' → abstract: 'arranging for benefit'.
- ta — ending · past participle
Forms a past participle passive meaning: 'having been placed' → 'arranged, set in place for benefit'.
- ya — ending · dative
Marks the dative case (for the benefit of); here indicating purpose or beneficiary.
Etymology. Past participle of √dhā (put, place), cognate with Sanskrit dhita, Greek tithenai (τίθημι), Latin facere (via *dhe-); the concrete sense of 'placing' extends to 'arranged for good', hence 'beneficial' and 'welfare'. The root is Indo-European *dheh₂- (to place, put).