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pajjhāyanto

pajjhāyanta

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

1. being downcast; brooding; being sullen; being morose; being depressed

Built from

• pa — prefix · forth, forward
  Intensifying prefix that makes the following root action manifest or prominent. Works like Latin pro-, marking something that steps forward or becomes overt.
• jhāy — root · brood, meditate
  Root suggesting inward turning of thought; here colored by negativity (brooding, anxious thought) rather than calm meditation. The concrete image is mind turning back on itself.
• a — stem · stem marker
  Thematic vowel forming the present stem jhāya-.
• nt — ending · present participle
  Masculine nominative singular (or plural/vocative plural) of the present participle; marks ongoing action at the time of the main verb.

Etymology. pa- (forth, forward, intensifying) + jhāyati (to brood, to meditate anxiously). The prefix pa- marks the action as stepping forth or becoming manifest; jhāyati derives from √jhāy, related to meditation and thought, but here with a negative emotional tone. The compound describes the mind turning inward upon itself in brooding or depression.

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

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