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manobhāvaniyānampi
manobhāvaniya
adjective, nominative plural masculine + enclitic api
- who are worthy of respect; worthy of esteem; lit. who should be developed in mind
Built from
- mano — root · mind
From √man 'to think'; cognates English 'mind', Latin 'mens'. The concrete sense is 'what thinks or attends'.
- bhāv — root · develop, become
From √bhū 'to be, become'; cognates English 'be', Latin 'fui'. The causative form bhāveti 'develops, causes to be' carries the sense of bringing something into being or cultivating it.
- aniya — ending · worthy of, fit for
Gerundive ending forming adjectives meaning 'to be done' or 'worthy of'; here expressing that one deserves or should receive the action of mental development.
- āna — ending · nominative plural
Nominative plural masculine marker, agreeing with a masculine noun or pronoun in the plural.
- api — prefix · also, and
Enclitic particle (appears second in the clause) emphasizing, adding, or extending the sense: 'and also, even'—here reinforcing the characterization of such worthy persons.
Analysis. manobhāvaniya (mano- 'mind' + bhāvaniya 'to be developed') + api 'and, also'. The nominative plural form manobhāvaniyānaṃ (masculine) becomes manobhāvaniyāna before the enclitic api, which is added to emphasize or extend the sense: 'those who should be developed in mind, and also [such persons]'.
Etymology. mano (mind, from √man 'think') + bhāvaniya (from bhāveti 'develops, causes to be', from √bhū 'become, be'). Bhāveti shows the causative intensifying sense: 'causes to grow or develop'. Related to English 'be' and Latin 'fui' (from √bhū).