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nārādheti

pr 3rd sg of nārādheti (verb)

1. does not win; does not obtain; does not accomplish; does not succeed (in)
2. does not satisfy; does not please; does not appeal (to)

Built from

• na — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation. Cognates: English no, Latin nē-, Greek ne-.
• rādheti — stem · succeeds, accomplishes
  3rd sg present of √radh. The root conveys the sense of reaching, gaining, satisfying; in the negative, it expresses the firm non-accomplishment of desires by the wise.

Analysis. na + rādheti: negative prefix na + rādheti (succeeds, accomplishes), the negation of rādheti.

Etymology. From √radh (to succeed, accomplish, satisfy), with the negative prefix na-. The root √radh appears in Sanskrit as √rādh, cognate with Latin rādīx (root, radish) through the shared sense of 'going down and taking hold'; the negative na- (< Indo-European *ne, English no, Latin nē-) inverts the sense to failure or non-accomplishment. In Pali doctrine, nārādheti describes the Buddha's incomparable virtue and skill: ordinary desires and aversions do not satisfy (do not win over) the awakened mind.

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

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