‹ Back to the text
nappajahati
pr 3rd sg of nappajahati (verb)
- does not give up; does not abandon; does not let go (of); lit. does not actively abandon
Built from
- na — prefix · not, without
Plain negation; cognates English un-, Greek a(n)-. Negates the entire verbal action.
- pa — prefix · forward, forth
Intensifies or directs the action outward; cognates Greek/Latin pro-, English forth. Here, the sense is casting something away or forth.
- haj — root · abandon, let go
From PIE *yedʰ- 'to go, yield, separate'; related to Sanskrit √tyaj- 'abandon'. The concrete image is releasing one's grip.
- a — ending · 3rd sg present
3rd person singular present active indicative marker in Pali, marks current habitual action.
- ti — ending · indicative mood
Completes the present tense stem, marking realis mood.
Analysis. na- (negative prefix) + pajahati (3rd sg pres. of √haj- 'abandon'). The negative prefix na- simply negates the action of the verb.
Etymology. pajahati from pa- (forward, forth) + √haj- (abandon, let go). The prefix pa- adds directional force to the root's sense of releasing or letting something depart from oneself. √haj- is related to Sanskrit √tyaj- (tyajati 'abandons'), both from PIE *yedʰ- 'to go, yield, separate'.