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nisīditvā

absolutive of nisīdati

1. having sat down (in or on)

Built from

• ni — prefix · down, into
  Spatial prefix marking downward motion or inward placement. Cognates: English nether, German nieder.
• sīd — root · sit, settle
  Root expressing the action of sitting or being seated. Related to Latin sedēre, English sit, Sanskrit sad-.
• itvā — ending · having done
  Absolutive suffix marking a completed action prior to the main verb, here denoting the action of sitting down as accomplished before the main clause.

Etymology. ni- (down, into) + √sidati (sit); cognate with English sit, German sitzen, Latin sedēre.

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

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