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nupanayhanti
nupanayhati
pr 3rd pl of nupanayhati (verb)
- does not resent; does not bear a grudge; does not harbour enmity (towards); lit. does not bind onto
Built from
- nu — prefix · not (interrogative)
Negating particle used in questions and with negative sense. Related to Sanskrit na, English no.
- pa — prefix · forward, forth
Intensifying prefix signalling motion ahead; here works with ana- to shape the metaphor of binding back.
- ana — prefix · back, against
Reversal prefix; originally spatial 'back', here 'against oneself' in the sense of holding fast to.
- yam — root · bind, yoke, stretch
The concrete image of binding or yoking; cognate with Latin iungere (join) and English yoke. Resentment is metaphorically 'binding oneself' to a grudge.
- a — ending · 3rd singular stem marker
Thematic vowel marking present stem; -ti in 3rd person singular, -nti in 3rd plural.
- nti — ending · 3rd plural
Third person plural present indicative ending, agreeing with plural subject.
Analysis. nu- (interrogative particle, 'does not') + pa- (forward, forth) + ana- (back, against) + √yam (bind, yoke); lit. 'does not bind back onto', i.e. does not hold fast to resentment or bind oneself to grudge.
Etymology. √yam 'to bind, yoke, stretch' is cognate with Latin iungere (join, yoke) and English yoke; the prefix ana- (back) + pa- (forth) creates the sense of binding back against oneself, which negation nu- reverses to mean not holding resentment.