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pakāsituṁ

pakāseti

infinitive form (pakāsituṁ) of pakāseti, causative of pakāsati

1. to make clear
2. to reveal
3. to display
4. to explain

Built from

• pa — prefix · forward, out ahead
  Intensifies and directs the action outward; here, making something shine or become visible to others.
• kās — root · shine, appear
  The verbal root conveying illumination or visibility; Sanskrit kāśate 'shines'.
• e — ending · causative marker
  The -e- makes the verb causative, turning 'to shine' into 'to make shine' or 'to cause to be seen'.
• tuṁ — ending · infinitive
  The infinitive ending converts the verb into its nominal form for complementary use.

Analysis. pa- (forward, intensifying) + √kās (shine, become visible), made causative by -e- suffix. The prefix pa- gives the sense of bringing clarity outward or making something visible to others.

Etymology. From √kās 'to shine' or 'to appear', cognate with Sanskrit kāśate 'shines'. The pa- prefix intensifies the sense of bringing forth or revealing. Related to English 'case' in the sense of 'laying bare' or 'exposing to view'.

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

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