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pakāsito

pakāsita

masc nom sg of pakāsita (pp); nt abl sg of pakāsī (adj)

1. pakāsita (pp): explained (with); illustrated (by); made known (by); declared; lit. shone forward
2. pakāsī (adj): making known; revealing; illustrating; lit. shining forward

Built from

• pa — prefix · forward, forth
  Intensifying prefix carrying the imagery of something stepping forth into light and visibility.
• kās — root · shine, reveal
  Root meaning to make bright or bring to light; related to Sanskrit kāśati. Cognate with Latin clārus 'bright' and English 'clear'.
• ita — ending · past participle
  Past participle ending marking pakāsita as a completed verbal action in the sense of 'made shining' or 'revealed'.

Analysis. pa- (forward, forth) + kāsita (past participle of kāseti, 'to make shine, reveal'). The prefix pa- intensifies the sense of shining or bringing to light.

Etymology. From √kāsh 'to shine, be bright' (Sanskrit kāśati, kāśyate), with the prefix pa- 'forward, forth' giving the sense of shining forth or revealing. Related to Latin clārus 'bright, clear' and English 'clear' through the same Indo-European root. The prefix pa- here carries its concrete imagery of something stepping forth into visibility, which becomes metaphorically the sense of explanation or declaration.

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

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