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paṭipannā

paṭipanna

masc nom pl of paṭipanna (pp); fem nom sg of paṭipanna (pp); fem nom pl of paṭipanna (pp); nt nom pl of paṭipanna (pp); …

1. practising (for); lit. gone along
2. followed a path; undertaken a journey; lit. gone along
3. fallen (into); met (with); got into; lit. gone along

Built from

• paṭi — prefix · back, against, in return
  The prefix carries its spatial sense of opposition or reversal; here it frames the action as a deliberate counter-movement, a response to the path of practice.
• panna — ending · gone (pp)
  Past participle of padati 'goes, walks'. Marks a completed action: one who has gone, undertaken, or fallen into a state or practice.

Analysis. paṭi + panna: 'gone back along', undertaking a course of practice. The prefix paṭi- (back, against, in return) combines with panna (pp of padati, 'gone') to form the sense of one who has taken up a path in response, embarked on a practice.

Etymology. paṭi- (back, counter-) + panna, past participle of padati (to go, walk; cognate with Latin passus 'step', Greek patos 'trodden'). The imagery is of going backward or in return along a path—hence, undertaking a course of practice in response to the teaching.

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

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