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pahitattassa

pahitatta

masc dat sg of pahitatta (adj); nt dat sg of pahitatta (adj); masc gen sg of pahitatta (adj); nt gen sg of pahitatta (adj)

1. resolute; determined; applying oneself; lit. applied self
2. abandoned self; rejected self

Built from

• pa — prefix · forward, forth
  Intensifying prefix. Works like Latin pro-, English forth.
• hita — stem · placed, put
  Past participle of √dhā 'place, put'. Sanskrit hitá, Greek tithenai 'place', Latin faciō 'make/do'.
• atta — root · self
  From Sanskrit ātman 'self, soul'. The reflexive sense: one's own self or applied effort directed inward.
• ssa — ending · dative/genitive singular
  Masculine and neuter singular inflection marking possession or indirect object in this context.

Analysis. pa + hita + atta: pa (prefix, forward/forth) + hita (past participle of √dhā, placed/put) + atta (self, from ātman). Literally 'self put forth', hence determined or resolute.

Etymology. From √dhā (dhā- in Sanskrit, related to Greek tithenai 'place, put'; Latin faciō 'do, make'). The prefix pa- adds the sense of forward or intensification. The compound parallels Vedic pratitta in sense of 'firmly placed'.

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

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