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manasikarotha

manasikaroti

pr 2nd pl of manasikaroti (verb); imp 2nd pl of manasikaroti (verb)

1. pays attention; brings to mind

Built from

• manas — root · mind
  Cognate with English 'mind' and Latin 'mens' (mentis). Originally "that which measures or reflects"; here the object of attention.
• i — stem · connecting vowel
  Links the noun manas to the root kar in nominal composition.
• kar — root · make, do
  Cognate with English 'create', Latin 'creare', Sanskrit 'karoti'. In compounds, kar forms actionable stems expressing "doing" or "making".
• o — ending · thematic vowel
  Marks verbs of the first class (a-conjugation); connects the verbal root to person-number endings.
• tha — ending · 2nd plural
  Present or imperative 2nd plural ending, addressing multiple persons; invariant across indicative and imperative moods in Pali.

Analysis. manas + i + kar + o + tha: manasikara is a compound (manas "mind" + kara "making, doing") used as a verb stem; -o is thematic vowel, -tha is 2nd plural ending

Etymology. manas (mind, cognate with English "mind", Latin "mens") + √kr̥ (make, do, cognate with English "create", Latin "creare"). The prefix is absent; the compound brings together mind + action to express attention as mental work.

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

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