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paccanubhoti

pr 3rd sg of paccanubhoti (verb)

1. experiences; shares the experience; partakes in the experience
2. enjoys; takes pleasure in

Built from

• pacc — prefix · back, in return
  From paṭi-, the counter-prefix. Concrete image: facing back, responding or mirroring. Cognates: Greek pros 'toward, against', Latin contra.
• anu — prefix · along, following
  Trailing after, accompanying. Concrete image: moving along a path in sequence. Cognates: Greek ana- 'along, up through'.
• bho — root · be, become
  The existential root √bhū. Cognates: English be, Latin fui (past of sum), Greek phuo 'grow'.
• ti — ending · 3rd sg present
  Active voice, present tense, 3rd person singular. Marks the verb as a simple statement of current experience.

Analysis. pacc + anubhoti, where pacc- (< paṭi-) means back/in return and anubhoti (anu + √bhū) means follows in being; thus 'responds with experience' or 'experiences in return'.

Etymology. Compound of paṭi- (back, in return; Latin contra, Greek pros) + anu- (along, following; Greek ana-) + √bhū (to be, become; English be, Latin fui). The prefix paṭi- reverses or mirrors the action, while anu- follows along, so the word images 'experiencing something in its proper sequence' or 'responding experientially'.

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

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