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paṭiggahitaṁ

paṭigaṇhāti

accusative singular neuter past participle (in -ta form) of paṭigaṇhāti (√gah "seize")

1. accepted, received
2. taken back, retrieved
3. grasped in return

Built from

• paṭi — prefix · back, in return
  Signals reversal or reciprocal action; from root meaning "lean back" or "lean against". Cognate with Greek πρός.
• gah — root · seize, take
  To grasp or take hold. Cognate with English "got", German "Gasse" (narrow passage one grasps for).
• i — stem · 3rd singular present
  Present-tense stem marker; -i marks 3rd person singular active.
• ta — ending · past participle
  Past participle suffix, here in accusative singular neuter form -taṁ, indicating a received or accepted object.
• ṁ — ending · accusative singular neuter
  Accusative singular neuter anusvāra marking the direct object or affected participant.

Analysis. paṭi- (back, in return) + gaṇhāti (seizes); literally "seizes back" or "receives in return"—the prefix reverses the direction of the action, suggesting reciprocal acceptance or the taking up of something offered.

Etymology. paṭi- (back, against, in return; cognate with Greek pρός "toward, against") + √gah (seize, take hold; cognate with English "got", German "gassen" in sense of grasping). The prefix paṭi- transforms a simple taking into a reciprocal or return-taking.

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

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