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pajānanto

pajānanta

masc nom sg of pajānanta (prp); masc nom pl of pajānanta (prp); masc voc pl of pajānanta (prp); nt voc pl of pajānanta (prp)

1. knowing; clearly understanding; comprehending; lit. actively knowing

Built from

• pa — prefix · forth, intensifying
  Forward motion or projection; here it sharpens the act of knowing into clear, distinct understanding. Works like Latin pro- and English for- in similar formation.
• jānā — root · know, recognize
  Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Cognates: Latin gnōscere, Greek γι-γνώσκω (gignosko), English know, German kennen. The root embodies the primal act of coming to know something distinctly.
• nta — ending · present participle masculine
  The present participle suffix -nt- agreeing with masculine nominative singular (or plural/vocative) subject. Marks the ongoing action of knowing at the moment of speaking.

Etymology. pa- (forward, forth, intensifying) + √jānāti (know). The prefix pa- turns the simple root jānāti "knows" into pajānāti "knows distinctly, understands clearly"—knowledge that steps forth and becomes definite. √jānāti is cognate with Latin gnōscere (know, recognize) and English know, all descended from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (to know, recognize).

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

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