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nādhigacchati
pr 3rd sg of nādhigacchati (verb)
- does not get to; does not attain; does not find; does not acquire; does not obtain; lit. does not arrived at
Built from
- na — prefix · not, without
Plain negation particle, from the same root as English 'no' and Greek 'ne'. Negates the following verb.
- adhi — prefix · toward, over, on top of
Directional prefix indicating approach or superiority. Gives adhigacchati the sense of reaching or attaining something.
- gam — root · go, come
The root underlying gacchati. Cognate with English come, Latin venire; carries the imagery of movement toward a destination.
- a — stem · present stem
Thematic vowel forming the present stem from the root.
- ti — ending · 3rd sg present
Present indicative third person singular ending, marking present tense and subject agreement.
Analysis. na (negative particle) + adhigacchati (attains, finds). The na-prefix negates the verb; adhigacchati itself is adhi (toward, over) + gacchati (goes), meaning 'goes toward, reaches, attains'.
Etymology. √gam 'go' (cognate with English come, Latin venire); the prefix adhi- (on top of, presiding over) gives the sense of reaching toward a goal. The negation na- (plain 'not', cognate with English un-, Greek a(n)-) blocks the action entirely.