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iṭṭhānaṁ

iṭṭhāna

accusative singular neuter of iṭṭhāna

1. place
2. situation
3. position
4. circumstances

Built from

• i — prefix · at, in (locational)
  Directional prefix from *iti, marking position or state rather than motion.
• ṭṭhā — root · stand
  From √sthā; cognate with English 'stand', Latin 'stāre', Sanskrit 'sthā'. The standing or position of something in space or circumstance.
• na — ending · abstract noun
  Nominal suffix forming abstract nouns from roots; here creates the noun iṭṭhāna 'standing-place, position, situation'.

Etymology. From √sthā (stand), with the prefix i- (assimilated from *iti, showing direction or state); related to Sanskrit sthāna. The root appears in English 'stand' and Latin 'stāre'. The prefix marks a locational or positional sense.

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

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