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paṭisallīnassa

paṭisallīna

masc dat sg of paṭisallīna (pp); nt dat sg of paṭisallīna (pp); masc gen sg of paṭisallīna (pp); nt gen sg of paṭisallīna (pp)

1. secluded; retired; withdrawn into seclusion; (comm) hidden in solitude; lit. stuck back together

Built from

• paṭi- — prefix · back, against
  Reversal or turning-back; here suggesting withdrawal from external activity and return to inner composure.
• sal — root · stick, adhere, cling
  From the concrete image of clinging or adhering; the root captures the sense of being embedded or pressed together.
• -līna — ending · stuck, fixed (pp)
  Past participle ending marking a state: the condition of being stuck together, withdrawn, or collected inward; agrees with the masculine or neuter dative or genitive singular noun it modifies.

Analysis. paṭi- (back, against) + sal- (to stick, adhere) + -līna (past participle ending, 'stuck'). Literally 'stuck back' or 'pressed back', expressing withdrawal and gathering inward.

Etymology. The past participle paṭisallīna combines paṭi- 'back, against' (Greek proti/pros) with the root sal- 'to stick, adhere, cling' (akin to Sanskrit śalya 'dart, thorn', from the image of something embedded or pressed in), yielding the sense of retiring into oneself, pressing back from the world.

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

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