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mūlantiiti

mūlanti

3rd person singular present indicative of mūlati; possibly resolved from a textual variant or contraction

1. roots (as a verb)
2. becomes rooted

Built from

• mūla — root · root
  The noun mūla refers to a plant root or the foundation of anything; the concrete image is of roots anchoring a plant in soil.
• -ti — ending · 3sg present
  Third person singular present indicative ending, marking the subject as he/she/it and the tense as present.

Analysis. mūla (root) + -ati (verb suffix); the word appears non-standard in transmitted texts and may reflect scribal variation

Etymology. From √mūl, related to Sanskrit mūla- (root), of unknown ultimate origin; the verbal form mūlati is rare and may be a late or dialectal formation.

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

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