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paṭipajjatha
paṭipajjati
pr 2nd pl of paṭipajjati (verb); imp 2nd pl of paṭipajjati (verb); reflx aor 3rd sg of paṭipajji (verb)
- paṭipajjati (pr): follows a path; undertakes a journey; travels
- paṭipajjati (pr): practices; follows a course of action; follows a method
- paṭipajjati (pr): goes to; walks along
- paṭipajji (aor): followed a path; took a road; undertook a journey; travelled; lit. stepped upon
- paṭipajji (aor): practised; followed a course of action; followed a method; lit. followed a path
- paṭipajjati (pr): does (about); acts (in regard to); behaves (towards)
- paṭipajjati (pr): takes possession; makes use (of)
Built from
- paṭi — prefix · back, against
Marks opposition or counter-direction; here it shapes the sense of 'following' a course—going back upon a path one chooses to take.
- pajja — stem · go forth, proceed
From pa- (forward, intensifying) + √pad (foot, step). The root appears in Latin pes and English 'foot'.
- -tha — ending · 2nd plural
Present or imperative second-person plural ending, marking plurality of agents.
Analysis. paṭi + pajjati: paṭi (back, against, in return) + pajjati (goes forth, proceeds). The prefix paṭi- reverses or directs the action: one goes forth along a path, hence 'follows' or 'practices' a course.
Etymology. paṭi- (back, counter, from paṭi standing for proto-Indo-European *pret- 'forth, back'; see Greek prós 'toward, against') + pajjati (√pad 'foot, go, step' with the intensifying pa- prefix, cognate with English 'foot' and Latin 'pes, pedis'). The compound idiomatically means to walk a path or follow a practice.