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khippamānāsu
khippamāna
fem loc pl of khippamāna (prp)
- being shot; being hurled; flying; lit. being thrown
Built from
- khip — root · throw, hurl
A root denoting sudden projection or casting. Sanskrit cognate kṣip- has identical meaning; the Pali preserves the original dental stop where Sanskrit developed a palatal affricate.
- p — stem · present stem marker
The geminated -pp- and lengthened -ā- mark the present participle passive formation, creating the sense 'being thrown' or 'in the act of being thrown'.
- mān — ending · present participle
The -mān suffix (< -māna) forms participles with present or ongoing force; here it agrees with a feminine nominative or locative plural noun.
- ā — ending · feminine
The -ā ending marks feminine gender, here in locative plural form with -su.
- su — ending · locative plural
The -su suffix is the standard locative plural ending for feminine nouns and participles, placing the action in a specific location or temporal context.
Etymology. From √khip (to throw, hurl), related to Sanskrit kṣip- with the same meaning. The root conveys the image of a sudden, forceful projection through space. The present participle stem khippamāna adds the sense of ongoing action (being in the process of being thrown).