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nirujjhanti

nirujjhati

pr 3rd pl of nirujjhati (verb)

1. dissolves; finishes; stops; ceases; vanishes; lit. is blocked down

Built from

• ni — prefix · down, into
  Prefix marking downward motion and intensification; cognate with English nether, German nieder. Here it marks complete obstruction or blockage leading to cessation.
• rujjh — root · be blocked, obstructed
  Root meaning to be blocked or stopped; related to Sanskrit ruddha- 'closed, blocked'. The concrete image is of a path or flow becoming blocked, hence blocked from continuing.
• a — ending · present stem
  Thematic vowel forming the present stem rujjha-.
• ti — ending · 3rd singular present
  Primary ending marking 3rd person singular present indicative; the -nti variant marks 3rd person plural.

Analysis. ni- (down, into) + rujjhati (becomes blocked, obstructed); the prefix ni- intensifies the sense of blocking into a final obstruction or cessation.

Etymology. The root rujjh- means to be blocked or obstructed (related to Sanskrit ruddha- 'blocked, closed'). The prefix ni- (down, into) adds the sense of complete cessation or final obstruction. In doctrinal use, nirujjhati describes the ending of conditioned phenomena and the cessation of suffering, particularly in the formula of dependent origination (paṭiccasamuppāda).

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

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