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nappaṭikaṅkhe

nappaṭikaṅkhati

reflx pr 1st sg of nappaṭikaṅkhati (verb); reflx imp 1st sg of nappaṭikaṅkhati (verb); opt 3rd sg of nappaṭikaṅkhati (verb); opt 2nd sg of nappaṭikaṅkhati (verb); …

1. does not anticipate; does not expect; does not await; does not personally wish (for)

Built from

• na — prefix · not
  Negation particle. Cognate with English 'no' and Latin 'ne'.
• pa — prefix · forth
  Forward and intensifying; here part of the compound paṭi-.
• ṭi — prefix · back, against
  Reverses or counters; here paṭi 'back toward' yields anticipation or awaiting. Cognate with Greek/Latin 'against'.
• kaṅkh — root · long for, desire
  Sanskrit kāṅkṣati 'desires'; the sense of yearning or anticipation of something future.
• ati — ending · 3rd sg opt.
  Optative mood third person singular or second person singular; marks contingency or wish in the speaker's frame.

Analysis. na + ppaṭikaṅkhati; na 'not' + paṭikaṅkhati 'anticipates, expects' (paṭi 'back, against' + √kaṅkh 'long for, desire'). The negative prefix na negates the optative mood, expressing what one should not or does not wish to expect.

Etymology. √kaṅkh 'to long for, desire' is akin to Sanskrit kāṅkṣati 'desires, wishes' (from √kāṅkṣ); the prefix paṭi reverses or counters the sense of longing — 'to long back toward', hence 'to anticipate' or 'await'. The particle na is the standard Pali negation, cognate with English 'no' and Latin 'ne'.

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

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