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pahitā

pahita

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

1. applied; directed; exercised; lit. placed forward
2. sent; dispatched
3. sent for
4. abandoned; given up; lit. actively abandoned

Etymology. pa + √dhā > (da)h + ita; from √dhā 'place, support'; Sanskrit praṇihita [pradhā]

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

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