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paṭipādessanti

paṭipādeti

fut 3rd pl of paṭipādeti (verb)

1. guides; leads; trains; teaches; lit. causes to take a path
2. causes to take a road; makes walk a certain way
3. brings into, arranges, supplies; lit. causes to take a path

Built from

• paṭi — prefix · back, against
  Prefix marking responsive or counter-directed action; here implies leading someone back to or along a proper path, as in Greek pros "toward, against".
• pāda — stem · foot, path
  Noun stem from √pad (to walk); cognate with Latin pes, pedis "foot" and English foot. Concrete sense of a footstep or tread.
• e — ending · causative marker
  Causative suffix -eti (causes to walk); here fused with the stem to form the verb pādeti.
• ssa — ending · future
  Future tense marker; indicates the action will take place.
• nti — ending · 3rd plural
  Third person plural ending for future tense verbs; marks plural subject (they will do).

Analysis. paṭi + pādeti: paṭi (back, against, in return) + pādeti (causative of padati, to walk or tread). The prefix paṭi- suggests responsive guidance or leading someone back onto a path; pādeti means "causes to walk", so paṭipādeti compounds to "causes to walk in a certain way" or "guides along a path."

Etymology. √pad (to walk, go; cognate with Latin pes, pedis "foot", Greek pous "foot", English foot) + causative suffix -eti. The root descends from PIE *ped-. Paṭi- adds the sense of counter-motion or return, turning simple motion into guided or responsive leading.

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

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