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paṭibaddhamanova

paṭibaddhamana

adjective; singular nominative masculine (with eva/iva enclitic)

1. enamoured; infatuated; smitten; in love; lit. bound mind

Built from

• paṭi — prefix · back, against
  Locates the binding as turned inward or reflexive; the mind rebounds against its object.
• baddha — stem · bound, tied
  Past participle of bandhati 'binds'. English 'band', German 'binden' share the root. Here the mind is literally 'bound'.
• mano — root · mind
  Sanskrit manas, English 'mind', from Indo-European *men- 'to think'. In compounds, the mind becomes the locus of the binding.

Analysis. paṭi-baddha-mano: paṭi 'back, against' + baddha 'bound, tied' (past participle of bandhati) + mano 'mind'. The compound reads as 'mind bound back/against'—mind turned inward and fastened upon an object, hence emotionally attached or infatuated. The enclitic eva (emphasis) or iva (likeness) often follows.

Etymology. Paṭi- is the prefix meaning 'back, against, in return' (Greek proti/pros; English counterpart). Baddha comes from bandhati 'binds, ties', a root cognate with English 'band' and German 'binden'. Mano 'mind' is related to Sanskrit manas and English 'mind' (both from the Indo-European root *men- 'to think, remember'). The spatial image is of the mind turned back upon itself and bound fast to an object of desire.

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

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