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paññapenti
paññapeti
pr 3rd pl of paññapeti (verb)
- teaches; preaches; proclaims; lit. causes to actively know
- defines as; states; asserts; declares; lit. causes to actively know
- (of a seat, water, etc.) prepares; sets out; lit. causes to actively know
- (of a rule or law) decrees; prescribes; regulates; lays down; lit. causes to actively know
Built from
- pa- — prefix · forth, out ahead
Intensifying prefix; the knowing that steps forth becomes proclamation or prescription. Cognates: Greek/Latin pro-, English forth.
- jña — root · know, perceive
The mental act of knowing or discerning. Cognates: English 'know', German 'kennen', Latin 'gnōscō', Sanskrit jñā.
- -ape- — stem · causative
Suffix that makes the root transitive and causative: 'causes to know' → 'teaches, declares, prescribes'.
- -ti — ending · 3rd person plural present
Indicative present tense third person plural; asserts the action as occurring in real time.
Etymology. pa- (forth, out ahead) + √jñā (know) + -ape- (causative suffix) + -ti (3rd person). The root √jñā cognates with English 'know', German 'kennen', Latin 'gnōscō'. The prefix pa- intensifies the sense of knowing that steps forth into declaration or teaching. The causative -ape- means 'causes to know', hence 'teaches' or 'proclaims'; in the canonical context, paññapeti often carries the sense of prescriptive declaration (laying down a rule or state of affairs).