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niṭṭhitaṁ

niṭṭhita

past participle (nominative singular neuter) of niṭṭhāti, third person singular perfect passive sense, 'has been completed'

1. completed
2. finished
3. accomplished
4. established

Built from

• ni — prefix · down, into
  Directional prefix emphasizing downward motion and penetration. Cognate with English nether, German nieder.
• ṭhita — stem · standing, placed
  Past participle of √sthā 'to stand'. Cognate with English stand, Latin stāre. Here the image is of something settled or established in a definite position.

Analysis. ni- (down, into) + ṭhita (standing, placed), literally 'placed down' or 'stood down', whence 'brought to completion, accomplished'

Etymology. √sthā (to stand) with the ni- prefix emphasizing the direction downward and inward toward settling a matter; the root is cognate with English stand, Latin stāre, Greek stasis. The locative sense 'placed down into resolution' develops into the abstract sense 'finished'.

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

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