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paṭibhāsi

paṭibhāti

pr 2nd sg of paṭibhāti (verb); aor 3rd sg of paṭibhāsi (verb); aor 2nd sg of paṭibhāsi (verb)

1. paṭibhāti (pr): comes to mind; occurs (to); inspires (someone to); lit. shines back
2. paṭibhāsi (aor): came to mind; occurred to one
3. paṭibhāsi (aor): replied; answered; responded
4. paṭibhāsi (aor): thought; believed; had an opinion

Built from

• paṭi — prefix · back, against
  Counter-directional: the thought or utterance that comes back, like light reflected from a surface.
• bhā — root · shine, appear
  Sanskrit bhāti, Greek phainesthai, English beacon; the concrete image of brightness or manifestation.
• si — ending · 2nd sg aorist
  Aorist second person singular: marks past action addressing 'you' directly.

Analysis. paṭi + √bhā: 'shines back' — the reply or thought that dawns in response, as light reflected back; responses come to mind.

Etymology. paṭi 'back, in return' + √bhā 'shine, appear' (Sanskrit bhāti, Latin fāma 'fame', Greek phainesthai 'appear'; cognate with English 'beacon'). The spatial sense of reflection — light bouncing back — grounds the mental sense of a thought or word arising in return.

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

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